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icegirl2772 · 6 months ago

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My Intro and Fics

Note: This will be edited as I continue working on my stories.

I've been lurking on Tumblr on and off for years now. But I've been getting more active on here that I've really gotten back into writing fanfiction. So, it may seem silly, but I felt an intro was in order.

I'm IceGirl2772. You can call me Ice or Icey. I've been writing fanfiction since I was 10 or 11. If you look at my FFN stuff... be prepared for the cringe. But nowadays, I am much more active on AO3.

Here is my profile link (AO3). Since the post is gonna be lengthy, as I provide a bit of background for the fandoms I write for and the stories I have, I'm adding a Read More. But in short, I write for the following fandoms (in alphabetical order): Big Time Rush (TV Series), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Criminal Case (video game), Harry Potter, Loonatics Unleashed, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 series), Thunderbirds (1965 series) and Transformers: Prime. Everything is fandom blind friendly.

Just a fair warning: I list a lot of the tags my fics have, and a few of them are NSFW. I'm also gonna be updating this as I go, so it's subject to constant change.

I'm gonna do my fandoms in alphabetical order for simplicity's sake.

Big Time Rush

I have three fics in this fandom to date:

Take a Shot in the Dark | Teen and Up | No Archive Warnings Apply | James Diamond/Original Female Character, Background Kendall Knight/Jo Taylor, Background Logan Mitchell/Camille Roberts, Brief Original Male Character/Original Female Character | Kendall Knight, Kaelyn Knight (OC), James Diamond, Logan Mitchell, Carlos Garcia, Katie Knight, Gustavo Rocque, Kelly Wainwright, Palm Woods Kids, Jennifer Knight | Kendall Has a Twin Sister, Songwriting, Childhood Friends, Male-Female Friendship, Childhood Friends to Lovers, Chaos, Other Additional Tags to Be Added | 16 Chapters | 129k Words | WIP

She was always along for the ride. The twin sister. The best friend. But now, Kaelyn Knight was about to become the heart and soul of Big Time Rush as Gustavo takes her under his wing.

Going to Hollywood is certain to change the boys. But how will it change Kaelyn?

This fic holds a special place in my heart because I went back and forth on this idea for years, and it was actually through some of the friends I met here on Tumblr that I got the courage to post it. So... thanks.

Better Than Neil | Teen and Up | No Archive Warnings Apply | James Diamond/Original Female Character | James Diamond, Kaelyn Knight (OC), Original Male Character(s), Background & Cameo Characters | Teen Romance, Teenagers, Can Be Read Standalone, Snippets, Not Beta Read, One Shot, Fade to Black (kinda), James Diamond is Actually a Great Boyfriend | 1.4k Words | Complete

Kaelyn thinks of all the ways James is a better boyfriend than her ex.

aka an idea that would not leave me alone. :P I also wanted to gift this to @myloveforhergoeson because she's been a massive support to me as I write Take a Shot in the Dark. Thanks for everything, mate. :)

We Do (But Friends Don't) | Explicit | Underage | James Diamond/Original Female Character | James Knight, Kaelyn Knight (OC), Kendall Knight, Carlos Garcia, Logan Mitchell, Jennifer Knight, Gustavo Rocque, Kelly Wainwright, Palm Woods Kids | Horny Teenagers, Adolescent Sexuality, Teenagers Having Sex, First Time, Safe Sex, Multiple Sex Positions, Multiple Orgasms, Blow Jobs, Oral Sex, Jealous James Diamond, Friends with Benefits, Idiots in Love, Characters Are 16 Years Old, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Might Be Out of Character | 4/24 Chapters | 15k Words | WIP

Neither of them meant for this to happen. For James Diamond and Kaelyn Knight, the rules were clear. It was meant to be just sex. They were best friends first and foremost. It would stay between them. No feelings.

But neither of them considered the feelings that were already there.

Yet another idea that wouldn't leave me alone. I was about to let this idea wither away and die, but I met some... very corrupting influences. (You know who you are. ;)) And here we are. Special shoutout to @partiallypearl for helping me with the title. :)

Planned Fics in This Fandom:

First Sequel to Take a Shot in the Dark - takes place during Season 2 of Big Time Rush

Second Sequel to Take a Shot in the Dark - takes place during Big Time Movie

Third Sequel to Take a Shot in the Dark - takes place during Seasons 3 and 4 of Big Time Rush

Odd one-shots

My Secret Santa gift (which I am keeping under wraps ;))

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

I only have one fic in this fandom to date:

Butterfly | Teen and Up | Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings | Past Nick Stokes/Original Female Character | Nick Stokes, Kadelyn 'Kady' Stokes (OC), Original Characters, Warrick Brown, Gil Grissom, Catherine Willows, Sara Side, Greg Sanders, Jim Brass | Nick Stokes Whump, Nick Stokes as a Single Father, Father-Daughter Relationship, Family Feels, Family Bonding, Season/Series 01, Past Character Death, Other Additional Tags to Be Added | 8/24 Chapters | 12k Words | WIP

There was no denying the life of a CSI is a hard one. Different horrors every night shift. Different monsters emerging from the shadows. Always a new crime - some more horrific than others. Nick Stokes has always been one of the most empathetic CSIs, so he was often one of the most affected on the night shift.

But then, he thinks of a little girl waiting for him at home, and remembers his determination to make the world a better place for her. For his daughter. For Kadelyn. And the weight of the world is instantly lifted off his shoulders when he says two words: 'Hey, butterfly.'

This fic is a rewrite of a very old, very cringey fic I had up on my FFN. All of the chapters are very short and focus on a moment between Nick and his young daughter before, during or after an episode.

Planned Fics for This Fandom:

Stories of a similar vain to this one - all focusing on each season of the show. All named after butterfly in different languages.

Criminal Case (video game)

(There's literally no GIF for the fandom)

I have four fics in this fandom to date:

The Adventures of Avery Samuels: Welcome to Grimsborough | Mature | Graphic Depictions of Violence, Major Character Death | David Jones/Player Character | Avery Samuels (Player Character substitute), David Jones, Samuel King, Nathan Pandit, Grace Delaney, Alex Turner, Eduardo Ramirez | Season 1: Grimsborough, Police Procedural, POV First Person, Co-Workers to Lovers, Male-Female Friendship, Friends to Lovers, Minor Character Death, Canon-Typical Violence, Miscarriage, Implied Sexual Content, Innuendo, Suicide, Bombs, Implied/Referenced Drug Use, Heteroromantic Bisexual Character, Implied/Referenced Cannibalism, Implied/Referenced Torture, Racism, Past Character Death, Death of a Child (referenced), Implied/Referenced Domestic Violence, Sad Ending, Other Additional Tags to Be Added | 74/122 Chapters | 612k Words | WIP

After completing her education at the police academy, Avery Samuels is ready for her career as a police officer in the Grimsborough Police Department to begin. She is assigned to work with David Jones, her older brother's childhood best friend. How will things unfold between the two of them as Avery navigates her new job and her new life?

This is something I originally wrote on Wattpad, and I wanted to save it when I deactivated my Wattpad account. So, I transferred it to AO3 and kept it going. It is certainly going to be a wild ride.

Nothing For You Here | Teen and Up | Past David Jones/Charlotte Jones, Brief David Jones/Player Character at the End | David Jones, Charlotte Jones, Background Original Character, Cameo from Player Character at the End | Set After the Conspiracy, Regrets, Rejection, Whumptober 2024, r/FanfictionExchange, Rated T Because This Author is Paranoid About Ratings | 2.6 Words | Complete

Charlotte had always feared rejection. It was why she waited this long to go to Jones and tell him she wanted him back. But even if a small part of her was prepared for the rejection, it didn't make it hurt any less.

r/FanfictionExchange Whumptober 2024 Fic. Prompt: Rejection

I'm taking part in the r/FanfictionExchange -tober fest because I wanted to challenge myself. I'm doing four one-shots responding to Whump, Fluff, Kink and OC. This is my Whump Entry.

Something Right | Explicit | David Jones/Player Character | David Jones, Avery Samuels (OC/Player Character) | POV First Person, Porn with Feelings, Porn with Plot, Oral Sex, Couch Sex, Penis in Vagina Sex, Missionary Sex, Friends to Lovers, My First Attempt at First Person POV Smut, Female Perspective, r/FanfictionExchange, OCTober 2024 | 4.5k Words | Complete

When Avery comes home from a trip, she wonders if she did something wrong leaving Jones with easy access to her journals to tell him what she couldn't. But she finds that she did something right.

AKA when Jones and Avery would finally get together if The Adventures of Avery Samuels unfolded differently.

r/FanfictionExchange OCtober 2024 fic. Prompt: Friends to Lovers

I'm taking part in the r/FanfictionExchange -tober fest because I wanted to challenge myself. I'm doing four one-shots responding to Whump, Fluff, Kink and OC. This is my OC Entry.

Welcome to the Rest of Your Life, David Jones | Not Rated (TBD) | David Jones/Player Character | David Jones, Avery Samuels (OC/Player Character) | Minor Character Death, POV First Person, Friends to Lovers, Retelling of a Story Through Someone Else's Eyes, Rating To Be Determined, Other Additional Tags to Be Added | 1 Chapter | 7.1k Words | In Progress

It was meant to be a punishment. At least, that was how Chief King had described being assigned a rookie officer to David Jones. But then, he walked into the office and saw not a punishment, but the beginning of the rest of his life.

Or 'The Adventures of Avery Samuels: Welcome to Grimsborough' told from Jones' POV.

This was something I was toying with for a while now, and I just finally decided to take the plunge. Besides, I had a lot of fun doing the couple of chapters from Jones' POV. So, I thought to myself, 'Why not?'

Properly Improper | Explicit | Arthur Wright/Player Character | Arthur Wright, Emily Campbell (OC/Player Character) | 1890s, Season 4: Mysteries of the Past (Criminal Case), Older Man/Younger Woman, Office Sex, Alternate History, Somewhat Quickie, Not Beta Read, The Author Regrets Everything | 3.3k Words | Complete

Alone in the chief’s office aboard the airship, the usually uptight Chief Arthur Wright finds it can be fun to be properly improper with his young bride.

This is me making a very interesting introduction to my new Criminal Case OC. This is Emily Campbell, and she is Avery’s ancestor. I’m setting her up for when I start writing a fanfiction for Mysteries of the Past. I was planning to wait until I finish Avery’s story in World Edition, but I could end up bringing it forward because I’ve basically got everything set in stone for the whole series. I’ll decide in the New Year. :)

Planned Fics for This Fandom:

The Adventures of Avery Samuels: Welcome to Pacific Bay - Title subject to change. Sequel to Welcome to Grimsborough. Follows Avery in Pacific Bay.

The Adventures of Avery Samuels: Save the World - Title subject to change. Sequel to Grimsborough and Pacific Bay. Follows Avery during her tenure in the Bureau.

Mysteries of the Past: The Adventures of Emily Campbell - Spin-off focusing on Avery's ancestor Emily Campbell as she moves from England to Concordia. Based on Season 4 of Criminal Case.

The Adventures of Avery Samuels: A Final Conspiracy - Follows Avery as she returns to Grimsborough. Will be the final story in the series. (I'm not doing Seasons 6-8.)

Some one-shots of varying ratings.

Harry Potter

I have two works in this fandom:

Just a Man | Teen and Up | Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings | No Romantic Relationships | Unnamed Hufflepuff Student, Background & Cameo Characters, Various Characters Mentioned But Not Seen | Voldemort Dies, Past Character Death, Second Wizarding War with Voldemort, Battle of Hogwarts Aftermath, More Book Than Film Based, POV First Person | 575 Words | Complete

The thoughts of an unidentified Hufflepuff student in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Hogwarts.

This is my very first work in the Harry Potter fandom. I'm a Hufflepuff, so this was born out of me wanting to shine a bit more of a spotlight on the house.

It was a question that many Hogwarts students asked, regardless of whether they were planed in Gryffindor or another house. It was certainly asked as the dark days loomed. When certain events brought that question to the forefront more than ever.

What did it mean to be brave?

I wrote this thinking of a message by a local antibullying organisation: Speak - even if your voice shakes.

Planned Fics for This Fandom:

My plans are very fluid. I am hoping to write more one-shots. I don't see myself writing a mutli-chaptered story in this fandom.

Loonatics Unleashed

I have two fics in this fandom so far:

A Million Things | Teen and Up | Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings | No Romantic Relationships | Ace Bunny, Brylee Bunny (OC), Lexi Bunny, Danger Duck, Slam Tasmanian, Tech E. Coyote, Rev Runner, Zadavia, Various Character(s) | Childbirth, Character Adopted at Birth, Interspecies Family, Found Family, Ace Bunny as a Big Brother, Diabetes, Menstruation, Coming-of-Age, Canon-Typical Violence, Bullying, Other Additional Tags to Be Added | 21/27 Chapters | 110k Words | WIP

Brylee Bunny is a million things. An orphan. A teenage girl. An aspiring photographer. A diabetic. An outcast. A... superhero? Brylee is thrust into her new life: a life where she has superpowers and she, along with her adoptive brother Ace and five other individuals, save the world from evil on a daily basis. How will she adapt to her new life as a superhero? Especially when it brings up even more questions about the family who abandoned her at birth?

I started writing this on FFN several years ago and decided to bring it over to AO3 when I decided to make AO3 my main fanfic site.

After certain events unfolded (re: defeating your boss's evil brother), Brylee decided that two certain bunnies need to pull their heads out and tell each other how they feel.

r/FanfictionExchange Flufftober 2024 Fic. Prompt: Love Confessions

I'm taking part in the r/FanfictionExchange -tober fest because I wanted to challenge myself. I'm doing four one-shots responding to Whump, Fluff, Kink and OC. This is my Fluff Entry, and I decided to use this opportunity to pay tribute to my original OTP.

Planned Fics for This Fandom:

A Million and One Things - Sequel to A Million Things. Follows Brylee during the events of season two.

A Million More Things - Sequel to A Million Things and A Million and One Things. The final story in the Brylee Bunny trilogy.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 series)

I have three fics in this fandom so far:

In the Darkness | Teen and Up | Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings | Leonardo/Original Female Character | Leonardo, Alina Herber (OC), Raphael, Donatello, Michelangelo, Hamato Yoshi / Splinter, April O'Neil | Canon-Typical Violence, Interspecies Relationship, Interspecies Romance, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Other Additional Tags to Be Added | 19 Chapters | 84k Words | WIP

They introduced her to their world, now she can introduce them to hers.

What can possibly go wrong?

Something I started writing eight years ago and originally got abandoned, but renewed interest thanks to review exchanges on Reddit (along with rewatching the show) got me back into this.

Mine | Explicit | No Archive Warnings Apply | Leonardo/Original Female Character | Leonardo, Alina Herber (OC) | Mating Cycles/In Heat, Porn, Knifeplay, Aged-Up Characters, Leo in Heat, Yeah I'm Doing My Own Take on This, Interspecies Relationship(s), Interspecies Sex, Oral Sex, Multiple Sex Positions, Multiple Orgasms, Does This Count As Rough Sex?, Characters Are 18 Years Old, Pussy Slapping, My First Attempt at Interspecies Sex, First Time, Light BDSM, dom!leo, I'm Bad at Tagging, No Concrit Please | 4.6k Words | Complete

Usually, Alina stayed away when the Turtles were in heat. Well, at least from Leo, who was most affected by her presence. That changed in their eighteenth year.

Same ol' story. An idea wouldn't leave me alone. Met some bad influences who encouraged this. I wanted to see if this was something I could explore down the line in my current Leo/Alina series, so this also served as a... test balloon of sorts.

Leo and Alina sequester themselves away from the world as they work through Leo's heat together, making some surprising discoveries about each other.

Somewhat sequel to 'Mine', but can be read standalone.

r/FanfictionExchange Kinktober 2024 Fix. Prompt: Praise Kink.

I'm taking part in the r/FanfictionExchange -tober fest because I wanted to challenge myself. I'm doing four one-shots responding to Whump, Fluff, Kink and OC. This is my Kink Entry, and I decided to use this opportunity to do a somewhat sequel to Mine.

Planned Fics in This Fandom:

First In the Darkness Sequel - follows season 2 of TMNT 2012

Second In the Darkness Sequel - follows season 3 of TMNT 2012

Third In the Darkness Sequel - follows first half of season 4 of TMNT 2012

Fourth In the Darkness Sequel - follows second half of season 4 of TMNT 2012

Fifth In the Darkness Sequel - follows some of season 5 of TMNT

Potential for various one-shots focusing on Leo and Alina

Thunderbirds (1965 series)

I have six stories in this fandom. It's by far my most active:

The Thunderbird and the Doctor | Mature | Graphic Descriptions of Violence | Scott Tracy/Original Female Character, Background Alan Tracy/Tin-Tin Kyrano, Background Virgil Tracy/Original Female Character | Scott Tracy, Tracy Family, Indiana Evans (OC) | Based on Original Series, Scott Needs Some Loving, They Need a Doctor, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Narcissism, Angst and Romance, Angst with a Happy Ending, Attempted Murder, Kidnapping, Birth Control (one chapter), Pregnancy, Brief Descriptions of Labour | 50/50 Chapters | 292k Words | Complete

There was a missing component to International Rescue, Jeff Tracy felt. They needed a doctor. So, he found one. Dr. Indiana Evans was one of the best-known trauma surgeons. She wants to make a difference. Little did she know how much her life would change along the way.

This baby was what got me back into fanfiction writing full time. So, seeing this complete felt very bittersweet. In many ways, it's my first baby.

The Thunderbird and the Doctor After Dark | Explicit | No Archive Warnings Apply | Scott Tracy/Original Female Character | Scott Tracy, Indiana Evans (OC) | Porn, Porn with Feelings, Some Plot, Blow Jobs, Oral Sex, One Shot Collection, Additional Warnings in Author's Note, Unprotected Sex, Masturbation, Multiple Sex Positions, Hand Jobs, No Dialogue (some chapters), Cunnilingus, Mutual Masturbation, Medical Kink, Sexual Roleplay, 5+1 Things, Cockblocking, This Author Sucks at Dirty Talk, Temperature Play, Restraints, Blindfolds, Aftercare, Bathtub Sex, Light BDSM, Couch Sex, Birthday Sex | 23/25 Chapters | 55k Words | WIP

The missing scenes from The Thunderbird and the Doctor. What exactly do Scott and Indiana get up to behind closed doors?

This is my smut collection. It's the missing sex scenes from the main story, but you can read it without reading the main story. Especially if you're just looking for some smut.

The Thunderbird and the Geologist | Teen and Up | Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings | Virgil Tracy/Original Female Character, Background Scott Tracy/Original Female Character, Background Alan Tracy/Tin-Tin Kyrano | Virgil Tracy, Arizona Adams (OC), Tracy Family | Sequel, References to Previous Story, Past Character Death, Falling in Love, Happy Ending, Might Contain Inaccuracies, Child of Death Adults (CODA), American Sign Language, Other Additional Tags to Be Added | 8 Chapters | 25k Words | WIP

Sequel to 'The Thunderbird and the Doctor'.

We saw Scott find his missing piece. How about Virgil? It was pure fate that saw Virgil meeting Dr. Arizona Adams, a world-renowned geologist who also happens to be Indiana's childhood best friend. Will their road to happily ever after be smooth sailing?

This is the second story in a series I'm planning focusing on each Tracy brother and their love story. It's early days, but I'm happy with it so far.

Jeff reflects on the sacrifices he's asking his sons to make for his dreams, and is resolved to do what he can to rectify that.

I wrote this one-shot on a plane trip actually (personal note: never write on an iPad again). I actually posted it on the anniversary I started posting The Thunderbird and the Doctor, which made it even more special.

A Tropical White Christmas | General Audiences | No Archive Warnings Apply | Tracy Family, Original Characters, Penelope Creighton-Ward, Tin-Tin Kyrano, Background & Cameo Characters | Christmas, Christmas Fluff, Snowball Fight, Snow on a Tropical Island, References to Canon, Pregnant Character | 1.5k Words | Complete

Brains had given the Tracy family a great gift this Christmas. One they were determined to make use of.

This is written in reference to the Thunderbirds episode Give or Take a Million, where Brains made it snow on Tracy Island. So, the boys enjoy it the old-fashioned way. This was written as part of the Winter Fest on the FanfictionExchange subreddit and gifted to @kristylime, a good friend of mine and co-mod who gave me the idea. Thanks, mate.

Two people experiencing an unlucky day meet at a train station, and their day looks up.

I wrote this in response to the Fate and Luck Fest on the FanfictionExchange subreddit.

Planned Fics in This Fandom:

The Thunderbird and the Photographer - Gordon's love story with photographer Mirabel Marks.

The Thunderbird and the Author - John's love story with author Adalyn Rowe.

The Thunderbird and His Sweetheart - Alan's love story with Tin-Tin

Odd one-shots

Not in this fandom, but I am thinking of doing a fic based on the reboot with a new OC, but similar to The Thunderbird and the Doctor

Transformers: Prime

I have two fics in this fandom:

Save You | Explicit | Graphic Descriptions of Violence | Jack Darby/Original Female Character, Optimus Prime/Arcee | Talida Prime, Jack Darby, Optimus Prime, Arcee, Ratchet, Cliffjumper, Bumblebee, Bulkhead, William Fowler, Starscream, Decepticons | Kidnapping, Torture, Teen Romance, Rewrite, Amputation, Aftermath of Torture, Psychological Torture, Implied Sexual Content, Pre-Canon, Might Contain Medical Inaccuracies, Angst with a Happy Ending, Is This a Dead Dove Fic? | 23/23 Chapters | 64k Words | Complete

What if Jack somehow discovered the existence of the Autobots earlier than planned? His best friend has disappeared and he soon discovers that there is more to her disappearance than meets the eye.

This is a rewrite of a story I brought over from FFN, which is in turn a rewrite of my original Talida Prime series. I wasn't happy with what I was doing and had done, so it led to this.

Zombie | Explicit | Graphic Descriptions of Violence, Major Character Death, Underage | Jack Darby/Original Female Character, Optimus Prime/Arcee | Jack Darby, Talida Prime, Original Characters, Optimus Prime, Arcee, Bulkhead, Bumblebee, Ratchet, Cliffjumper, Miko Nakadai, Rafael "Raf" Esquivel, William Fowler, June Darby, Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, Other Character Tags to Be Added | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Past Torture, Past Abuse, Flashbacks, Season/Series 01, Amputee Character, Teen Romance, Eventual Smut, Characters Are 16 Years Old, Is This a Dead Dove?, Slight Alteration to Canon, Other Additional Tags to Be Added | 8 Chapters | 32k Words | WIP

Sequel to 'Save You'.

It's been two years. The Decepticons have retreated into the shadows. Talida is haunted by her experiences, but is slowly moving forward with the help of her loved ones. But the tranquility is disrupted when the Decepticons make a dramatic return to the scene, causing a significant blow to the Autobot forces and marking the resumption of a war that has haunted Talida since birth. The Autobots gear up for another fight alongside old and new allies, but will they all emerge unscathed?

As mentioned, this is a sequel to Save You. This follows season one of the show, but some changes will have to be made because, in this series, Jack knew about the Autobots before the show's canon.

Planned Fics in This Fandom:

Sequels to Save You and Zombie. Unknown titles. Unknown if any other fics will crop up.

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culpeppercheckers721 · 5 months ago

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Turn Week 2024– Day 4: Set It To Music

Get ready, this is gonna be a really long post methinks!! 🤠 Also I just rewatched the last two episodes of Turn and am still in emotional shambles from that, so please bear with me.

AS SAID: I warn you that this is a very long post with lots of links, and also that this turned out way less hinged than I mean it to jfc (then again being unhinged was my whole goal on here so) 😀

Since I am such a degenerate for setting the things I love to songs, I believe that I shall break this up into odd little sections:

Songs for certain scenes:

The Night Boat

Though this may not be incredibly specific, every time I hear this song, I can picture so clearly every scene by the dark, blue waters of frog’s cove, and can see Caleb approaching in his literal, well, night boat ;) Also if you know me well enough you may already know I have a weird thing when it comes to Turn & Duran Duran— their music is excellent for creativity for me (and also, as much as I love the original version of Night Boat above all, here I use the Danse Macabre version as it’s simply spookier, and better for this vibe ;))

Fuel to Fire

Alright, a little bit of canon, and a little bit of AUs all in one. Though there is already a song playing in this overall scene, some individual moments from it, and just Abe & Townsend’s energy around each other this season in general just screams this song to me. If you recall season one of Turn, you may remember a montage of Simcoe terrorizing Setauket in Against Thy Neighbor while a rendition of a song called Katie Cruel played in the background, sung by none other than Agnes Obel, so she already has Turn vibes considering her music has literally been featured in the show! And even if she hadn’t, the lyrics and the energy of this is so unshakable to me, I cannot imagine ever listening to this song and not thinking about Abe & Robert or at least Turn in general, and not to mention, as some of you may be familiar with, a literary masterpiece by a similar title (Like Fuel to the Fire, I beg of you go read it).

Wake Me Up When September Ends

Ok I know this is even less historic-feeling than the ones included so far, but here me out. I can’t exclude this one because of how much the end of the Nightmare intro, when Abe goes “it’s rainin’” makes me think of this song every time. This scene and this song alike both contain the rain symbolism, they’re both about mourning a father, and ALSO Jamie Bell literally stars in the music video of this song which I find very ironic!! So no, I could not exclude this one. 💕

Songs for specific characters:

Right Where You Left Me

Annlet shippers, I am not trying to hurt y’all, and I know everyone uses Taylor Swift for everything but uh. As arbitrary as most of these lyrics are, for some reason I can picture either of them just sitting in Rivington’s, frozen and thinking about one another and what they’ve done, to this song. And it is depressing but kind of intriguing. So if I hAVE TO THINK THAT SO DO YOU.

Touchy Feely Fool

Wow so much Abraham. Call me what you will but the FIRST time I heard this song I thought about Abe. I cannot help it. It’s hard to explain it, but this just. Reminds me of him so much. Especially when you think about his relationship with Richard, juxtaposed with “maybe someday when I’m older, I’ll be better off like you, I’m better off a stick, I’m better off a stone, I’m better off a jerk, I’m better off alone…” etc. I know I am FUCKING INSANE BUT THE ABE ENERGY IS UNSHAKABLE TO ME. HAHSHAHS. Anyways, attached is an extremely shitty old edit I tried to do for him with it, once again feat. copious Townhull vibes. As you can see it did not go well, and many things went wrong, but now’s as good a time as any for me to post it. As another wise Turn fan once put it: I may be fucking crazy, but I am free.

Songs for AU shit:

Familiar

More Agnes Obel for you! I know this is really unoriginal, I’ve seen a few people relate this song to Townhull in the past I think, but like. I just love it so much, and I can see the vision lmao.

Love Like Ghosts

Keeping with the weird-ass ghost motif, we end, for now, with another song that has the right vibes for a Townhull AU of mine, specifically when it comes to the events of Mended, I think; time for some good old Lord Huron. I hesitated to put this on a playlist for them at first because I really wasn’t sure if it actually fit, but for vibes alone, and this particular scene in such a plot… yeah. ;) If nothing else, the “spirits” that follow Abe could be that of his brother’s memory, and plus, the title and chorus— “love is like ghosts”— is simply hauntingly poetic to me ;)

Was really hoping to get this post up before midnight, but alas, here we are. Anyways, happy late 4th of July to all those celebrating, and even if you are not celebrating, I still hope you have a wonderful evening!! ❤️🤍💙

#I spent WAY too long on this #turn week #turn week 2024 #Jesus fucking Christ how am I both embarrassed and proud all at once???#turn amc #amc turn #turn washington's spies #turnamc #amcturn #turn washingtons spies #turn: washington's spies #turn: washingtons spies #townhull #turn fic #thank you so much if you actually read through this freakishly long post!! 💕

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rebeccalouisaferguson · 4 months ago

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Katie Jones for Variety

For Rebecca Ferguson, star and executive producer of the Apple TV+ series “Silo,” the layered mysteries hiding beneath the surface of the sci-fi drama remind her of the sometimes perplexing rules of England’s national sport, cricket.

“Every time you think you’ve solved something, whether it’s an emotional mystery or a connection or a bond, there is another hinder and another hinder,” Ferguson said. “And that’s what is so great about these stories, it just doesn’t end. And when you think you got the story, it’s like cricket, you just haven’t. It just evaporates. Did that make sense? Like cricket, like the game, it makes no sense.”

Ferguson sat down with her co-stars Steve Zahn and Common, as well as showrunner and executive producer Graham Yost and executive producer and author of the “Silo” book series Hugh Howey in the Variety Studio, presented by Google TV, at 2024 San Diego Comic-Con to discuss the upcoming second season of “Silo.”

“Silo” takes place in a dark post-apocalyptic future of Earth, where humans are forced to live in massive underground bunkers known as silos to protect themselves from the toxic refuse that contaminates the surface world.

For Zahn, a newcomer to the show, the process of joining “Silo” was a “very unique job.” Although he had to catch up on the expansively complex world set up by showrunner Yost in Season 1, he only interacts with one character in Season 2, Ferguson’s Juliette Nichols, due to the solitary nature of his character.

“It’s a huge world, there’s a lot of people involved, there’s a lot moving in and out with characters and this and that,” Zahn said. “But my character has been living alone for decades, and so I act with really one person here.”

“He’s weird,” Ferguson interjected about Zahn’s character. “He’s scary and weird.”

Season 2 also brings a rebellion within the confines of Silo 18, a rebellion that the head of security Robert Sims, played by Common, will have to deal with. Although the role was difficult for him, Common welcomed the challenge and was excited to explore all the repressed questions and insecurities within the head of Sims.

“Sims is experiencing a lot of things that may not even come out all the way yet in Season 2, but there are definitely some questions, at least in the way I approached this season dealing with the rebellion,” Common said. “It’s something being a part of the government [in ‘Silo’] for me as a person. Like, being a part of the people who established society and perpetuating the lies, or maybe some of it is the truth. It’s funny for me to play this character, but I love it.”

#interview #silo interview #silo #silo apple tv #rebecca ferguson #steve zahn #common

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A Kristen Stewart Net Worth 2023 Success Story You’ll Never Believe

Kristen Stewart's rise to fame began when she was cast in the lead role of Jodie Foster’s daughter in 2002's Panic Room. She quickly became a household name after playing Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga film series, which made her one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood and earned her worldwide recognition. She also won numerous awards for her performance as Bella, including five Teen Choice Awards, four MTV Movie Awards, and two People's Choice Awards.

Stewart continued to take on challenging roles that pushed the boundaries of her acting career; she starred in Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) and Camp X-Ray (2014). In 2019, Kristen Stewart received critical acclaim for her starring role in the romantic drama Seberg. This performance earned her nominations at several award shows such as Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama and Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture. Her success has helped make Kristen Stewart one of the most sought-after performers today.

In 2020, Forbes listed Kristen Stewart among their list of “World’s Highest Paid Actresses” with an estimated net worth of $70 million.

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Kristen's love life brought much media attention over the years as people speculated about who she might end up with next. Her relationship with Robert Pattinson became one of Hollywood’s most talked about romances and their breakup sparked even more conversations among tabloids and entertainment news outlets alike.

As impressive as she is both professionally and personally, Kristen admits that navigating some aspects of fame hasn't always been easy for her—especially when dealing with intense scrutiny from paparazzi and other sources during certain times in her career. But no matter what obstacles come her way, Kristen remains resilient; handling every situation like a pro while staying true to herself above all else.

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In 2019 Kristen released her debut album called “Breathe Me” which showcased her talent as both a singer-songwriter and musician. It was praised by critics for its heartfelt lyrics and catchy melodies.

The release of Breathe Me also increased Kristen Stewart's net worth significantly - paving the way for what looks set to be an incredibly successful career ahead of her.

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Through her career, Kristen Stewart has earned numerous awards and accolades. She was the first American actress to win a Cesar Award for her performance in 'Clouds of Sils Maria', making history with this achievement. In addition, she is also the only actor from The Twilight Saga to have won an MTV Movie Award.

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Chapter V: You Decide

Characters: Sulane “Sullie” Celeste, Jasner ""Jas" Verbane, James Diamond, Kendall Knight, Carlos Garcia, Hortense "Logan" Mitchell, Camille Roberts, Jo Taylor, Gustavo Roque, Kelly Wainwright, Katie Knight, Freight Train, Griffin Warnings: Shenanigans, the boys being in "love", Sulane saving the day... again, bad drama like stupid drama, James showing signs he still wants his girl, Sulane making friends, Gustavo showing his love for our fav blonde girl Word Count: 4,559

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She doesn’t say much as they walk back to the Palm Woods, only offering a quick one worded answer, if necessary. She can’t stop thinking about the letters and how she’s had them the whole time.

Part of her wants to throw the guitar case away to get rid of the anger she holds for her mother along with the slowly disappearing anger she’s had for the boys. But nothing can change the shock she feels.

The gang set up camp in the living room of the boys’ apartment.

Carlos taking over the bottom of the slide, with his helmet on.

Kendall and Logan fighting over who gets the other side of the couch while James and Jasner sit and search for a movie.

Sulane takes a pillow, holding it as she sits on the couch, zoning out.

Once they’re all settled in their “zones”, Katie and Mama Knight left to their own sleeping area.

Barely a half hour into the movie, James and Carlos are the first to pass out. Logan put up a fight but then things got weird because he somehow started sleeping with his eyes open.

“How can he do that?” Jasner asks.

“How should I know?” Sulane answers him.

The raspberry lover shrugs, “I don’t know. Has he done this before?”

“We’re all usually asleep and not seeing if anyone is sleeping with their eyes open. So, I’m gonna go with no.”

“Could you sound crankier, Kendall? Take a nap or something.”

“But then I’d miss the rest of the movie,” he argues with her.

“Write down where you left off and watch it again tomorrow.”

The leader whines. “That’s too much work.”

“I’m this close to kicking you off the couch.”

“Your fingers are touching.”

“Exactly.”

He grumbles and flops over on the floor, leaving his back turned toward the two.

“Baby.”

Kendall reaches up without looking and smacks her knee.

“You know what we didn’t get to see today,” Jasner thinks out loud.

“What?”

“You ripping off his soul patch.”

She groans, “I knew I forgot something.”

“Do you think it was real?”

“I’m gonna say no. He looked like he had a baby face in his new band.”

“Oh, yeah. I see it now.”

Some time passes and she can’t stop thinking about the letters she found.

“Hey, Jas-” She sighs seeing the boy now passed out, like the others. She slowly exits the teenage boy dog pile sleeping area and sits down beside the island on the floor with her guitar case sitting in front of her, closed.

Part of her wants to open it and read the letters but the other part thinks she should leave it alone, what’s happened in the past can’t be changed but she’s doing good at changing the future.

At least, she hopes she is.

She gulps and slowly pops open the case, carefully lifting the lid.

A few of the letters fall on top of the guitar, she reaches for them and opens the first one on top. The date in the corner shows it was three weeks after she moved to the Palm Woods.

Sulane didn’t finish all the letters as her head droops. She’s tired after everything that happened and knows she should sleep. She refolds the letter she was reading and closes the guitar case, setting it where she left it before to get whatever sleep she can.

Even though she was the last one to fall asleep she’s the first one to wake up and get ready.

“Oh,” Mama Knight says. “You’re up.” She wasn’t expecting any of them to be up right now.

“Yeah. I didn’t get much sleep last night. I- uh- I found something and my curiosity got the better of me.”

“You sure you’re gonna be okay today?”

The teen girl smiles at her caring nature. “Yeah.”

The older woman smiles, “do you want any breakfast while you wait for the boys to wake up?”

“Not yet.”

She nods, moving around the kitchen getting everything ready for when the boys wake up.

Sulane takes a seat at the counter and starts working on her homework that’s due in a few days having a feeling that today she won’t be able to get ahead… or maybe something else will come up and she’ll procrastinate.

“Why can’t they be like you and work on their homework when they have the time instead of playing video games.”

“They’re teenage boys.”

The mother sighs, “yeah, I know.”

S01 EP 05

Kendall’s the first to get up from the pool chair. “What time is it?”

The other three pop up beside him, all four put their sunglasses on. “It’s girl time.”

Sulane stays seated as she watches the four make fools of themselves. “Why?”

“I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this on animal planet before.”

She turns to her friend who’s snacks on a bag of popcorn he made before they dragged him outside. “Good one.”

They high five.

“Shouldn’t you be at an audition?”

“They pushed it back to later today.”

She knows that’s not true. “Do you know your lines?”

An offended scoff escapes him before he starts coughing. “I’m… fine,” he assures her with his voice now sounding hoarse. He grabs the water bottle he brought with him (for this exact thing) and drinks half of it before answering her. “I’m gonna go with Camille and see what happens. And I do to know my lines.”

Sulane hums.

“Talk to us when you get in the top ten,” Jennifer one tells the boys.

“But not before,” Jennifer three adds.

The Jennifers walk in front of the two.

“Hey, Sullie,” Jennifer three greets her.

“Don’t talk to it,” Jennifer one grabs three’s arm and tries to drag her away.

Sulane pushes past the boys. “If you wanted it then you should have chosen it before I did.”

“That doesn’t excuse you for choosing to write about the Ralph Lauren when we specifically chose him.”

She pinches the bridge of her nose. “I know which is why I asked Miss Collins if we could switch or write about him as a group. Which clearly tells me that no one had talked to you three yet so, if you’re gonna hold a grudge against me over this minor inconvenience then-”

“Come by our desks after class so we can get started on our paper,” Jennifer two intervenes.

“Fine but don’t expect me to do all of the work.”

“You won’t,” Jennifer one assures her.

“Okay. See you guys later then.”

The three smile, “see you later, Sullie.”

And they’re gone.

“Why can’t they ever be nice to us?” Carlos grumbles under his breath.

The blonde smiles, knowing her friend’s plans are ruined. “Looks like you won’t have to wait too long.”

“Damn,” Jasner mutters.

The brunette stops in front of Kendall, using him as her target today.

He holds in any screams of pain but that doesn’t stop his silent cry.

“How could you? With my mom in the hospital, and my huge fight with my best friend, and my zit?” Camille says with an extra dramatic flair.

Jasner hops off the couch, shaking the brunette’s arms. “No, you don’t get to talk me to like that, Amandria. I’m the one going through bigger problems.” He takes a deep breath. “I just caught my mother having an affair… with the pool boy and her accountant.”

They both gasp, leaning their heads against each other, pretending that they’re staring at the camera.

“Degrassi audition?” The boys ask.

“Wish us luck,” she says, grabbing the raspberry lover and dragging him away.

“Ow,” Kendall whines, rubbing his other cheek.

“At least your even.”

“Not helping, Sullie.”

“Simms twins,” Carlos points out.

The boys’ gasp.

“Too risky.” James places a hand on Carlos’ chest, stopping him from moving any further. “They get pretty upset if you get their names wrong.”

The corndog lover places his helmet on his head, patting it before going into “battle.” “Hello, ladies,” Carlos greets them.

“What’s my name?” The Simms twin on the left asks, squinting her eyes as if she’s daring the boy to answer her.

He pauses, not wanting to say the wrong name and also because he doesn’t want to die at the hands of the cute twins. Kendall shakes his head, waving his hands to stop him. “Uh… Mandy?”

After they beat him up, they growl. “Sandy,” the three say. And the twins walk away.

“You girls should be honored to be mistaken for each other,” Sulane shouts at the two.

The girls pause, not turning around.

“It means you’re both beautiful girls who should honored to be mistaken for one another.”

The girls shrug and continue on with their day.

The girl shrugs when she sees the guy’s weird looks. “They were gonna fight if I didn’t interfere.”

The boys plop down onto the chairs. Kendall takes his sunglasses off. “Why can’t there be a nice, sweet, nice girl at the Palm Woods?”

“Because you scare them off with your pheromones.”

They ignore her and continue dreaming about their nice dream girl.

“Somebody not crazy or stuck up. That’s still really hot,” James says.

“That’s the pheromones again.”

“From North Carolina,” Logan adds.

“Yeah, I’m leaving,” Sulane packs up her stuff, leaving the four to drool bye themselves.

“Well, it’s not really North Carolina but I’m sure you’ll enjoy your stay here,” Bitters announces, showing the new girl and her family around. “Let me show you to your apartment.”

She rolls her eyes, smiling at the new girl, opening her mouth to greet her until the new girl bumps into her.

“Oh, sorry,” the new girl apologizes.

“It’s okay. I should have been paying better attention to where I was going.” Sulane notices the piece of luggage on the ground. “How long have you been here?”

“Not long,” she smiles, holding out her hand. “I’m Jo.”

“Sulane Celeste, most people call me Sullie.”

“I love your name.”

“Thanks. Once you settle into your place, come find me and I’ll show you around.”

“Or you could help me find my place?”

The teen shrugs.

“I think my dad and the manager walked too far ahead of me.”

“Key.” She turns the key over to read room number. “Okay, and if you’ll just follow me then we can get you situated in your dump.”

“What?” Jo nervously chuckles.

“The apartments aren’t the nicest things ever but once you do some minor decorating, you’ll be fine, and it’ll be a livable place.”

“Oh. Good to know.”

“Although there are rules on how you’re allowed to decorate but you’ll be fine as long as you have me by your side.”

“I don’t know if I should be scared of you or not.”

“I get that a lot.”

“I don’t doubt that and thank you again for helping me.”

“Don’t worry about it.” Sulane shoves Carlos back into the pool and James onto his pool chair.

All four keep their eyes on the two girls.

They all start shouting, “she’s mine!”

“What was that?”

“Ignore them. They’re idiots.”

They fight and struggle to walk closer to them.

“Excuse me for just one second. You stay here.” Sulane walks back, Tyler pops up out of the trash can, holding a water gun for her. “Thanks, Tyler.” She stands a few feet from the boys. “Anybody want to try and get past me?”

They don’t stop until she sprays them. “No! Bad dogs! No!”

“You’re not Gustavo, you can’t use that nickname,” Carlos whines before jumping back into the pool.

The others follow in suit, thinking it’s better than being sprayed.

- Ah, ah, ah-ah, ooh -

“Today we are gonna sing a love song. It’s a slow song about love,” Gustavo explains.

“The record company wants one of your demo songs to be a ballad,” Kelly adds.

“Okay, does anybody else notice the huge guy in the corner?” Kendall asks.

Sulane rummages through the studio for the tape they accidentally made last night, not wanting Gustavo or anyone else to find it since they agreed she wouldn’t be one of his clients. She clicks on the speaker button, “kinda hard not to. How you doing, FT?”

“I’m doing good, thanks for asking.”

She smirks, sticking her tongue out at the boys.

“That is Freight Train, my new executive in charge of making people do what I say.”

The large man then proceeds to punch the wall.

“Was that really necessary for him to do? I think his height is more than enough to scare the boys, Gustavo.”

The producer points to her. “You shush!”

“He should at least get an x-ray.”

“Shush!”

“He needs his hands to keep them here.” He turns, muttering to his new hire that he should indeed get an x-ray later. “Now, this is a song about when you see a girl for the first time, and you know she’s the one. Do you guys know what I’m talking about?”

They think back to what happened earlier that morning, thinking about the new girl in a way they imagine to be the perfect girl.

At least, until James’ mind shifts and it’s Sulane walking out of the Palm Woods lobby. He turns around smiling when he sees her throw her hands up in frustration.

The three boys start fighting, putting James in the middle of it all.

Gustavo calls for backup and the boys are lifted and set back on their feet.

Carlos gasps, “that was kind of fun.”

The producer sniffs, pulling a disgusted face. “What is that smell?”

The pretty boy pulls out his body spray, “it’s barracuda man spray. We’re-” He takes a breath. “We’re all in love with a girl at the Palm Woods, and this is my edge.”

Sulane thins her lips, wishing she never saw James’ fake infomercial act. “Shouldn’t someone who knows how to use cologne or body spray use it?”

“I know how to use it.”

She tilts her head, “you’re close to smelling like lame lame.”

He gasps, running towards the window, pointing at her. “Take it back.”

She shakes her head.

“Take it back.”

“No.”

“Take. It. Back.”

The boys start fighting and Freight Train hauls them into the sound booth.

“He is really good,” Gustavo mutters, proud of his decision.

Sulane quickly hides the tape in her bag before sitting down on the couch, trying to take a nap until she hears the bad rhythm of the song and James’s sneezing. “Gustavo-”

“I know! I know!” Kelly does her best to ease Gustavo’s annoyance before he asks his new hire to take them away.

Kendall happily hops into Freight Train’s arms as they tease James.

“You,” the produce gestures for Sulane to sit. “Stay.”

She grumbles under her breath. “Yes, boss?”

“You can drop the act. What did I hear on this tape?”

She gulps. “Your… amazing creativity.”

“Sucking up is your go to move right now?”

“If you have the tape then take,” she takes the one she took out of her bag, “back.”

“I thought you didn’t want to be a pop star.”

“I don’t.”

“This right here,” he turns up the volume. “Is pop star material.”

“So?”

“Let me make you a contract. Griffin, might actually like it more if you sang than be my assistants assistant.”

“I am not a pop star that was me releasing my stress.”

“You should release more stress. It’d make you money.”

“Seriously?”

“What?” He shrugs, “you can crack jokes, but I can’t.”

She rolls her eyes, “maybe in another life, I’ll be a pop star.”

“It’s gonna happen.”

“Nope, I’m taking your job.”

“That’s not funny!” He shouts as she walks through the door. “Although you’d do a good job at it,” he mumbles under his breath.

Sulane sits down next to Jo.

“Hey, you’re here,” Jo greets her.

Sulane smiles, “so are you.”

“What are you doing?”

“Figuring out how to make a song sound better and make a company money.”

“Are you an agent?”

The girl chuckles, “no, why?”

“You sound like an agent or… a producer?”

A wide smile tugs at the corner of Sulane’s lips, “I’m starting to really like you, Jo.”

“Thanks.”

“They’re bonding,” Logan whispers in his British accent.

“We can see that,” Kendall says, with a deadpan expression.

“Then you know, this might not be good, governor.”

“Would quite it with the accent?”

“Never!”

“Hey, do you want to head inside? It’s starting to get a little hot and my smoothie isn’t a smoothie anymore,” Jo asks.

Sulane sighs in relief. “Oh, thank God. I feel like I’m melting.”

Sulane turns her head as soon as Carlos pops out from behind the front desk. “No,” she shakes her head. “Ignore him,” she tells Jo, watching as he sits in the chair like a “bad boy”. “He’s insane and just escaped from his safe room.”

Jo chuckles, “I’m sure that’s not true.” She turns to face Carlos, “hi, I’m Jo.”

Carlos nods.

“Cool jacket.” She gasps, “oh, are you going for the bad boy role in magic middle school? I mean, it’s a really strong roll but I hate bad boys in real life.”

The boy lowers his sunglasses.

“I mean, why so angry all the time?”

“Yeah.”

“I’m sorry, I didn’t get your name. I know Sullie told me but, I’m bad when it comes to learning names after hearing them once.”

Carlos starts panicking, mumbling nonsense under his breath before he answers with a fake name in a British accent.

“How exciting. Oh, my family visits there every year. What part of England are you from?”

And he’s gone.

Jo stares him confused, turning to get some answers from her friend only to find her red faced as she holds in her laughter. “Do you know what that was about?”

The teen girl nods, unable to give her a verbal response as she continues to laugh. Sulane catches her breath and takes a minute to make sure she can answer her. “Yes, I do.”

“Good. What’s going on with your friends?”

“Well, you see, Jo. These things happen when a boy is trying give off his pheromones.”

“Would it kill her to stop using the word pheromones?” Kendall asks the boys, stopping Logan from getting up to quickly to shoot “his” shot with the new girl.

“Obviously, it would with how much she’s using it,” Logan adds and hops off the ground, straightening his collar as he heads over to the girls.

“Pheromones?” Jo repeats, with her nose scrunched.

“Yep, they all like you and want to ask you out. I recommend using the “I have a boyfriend�� card.”

“Even the ones who stare at you?”

Sulane furrows her brows, “who?”

Jo’s interrupted by Camille slapping the brainiac’s cheek.

The non-actor starts clapping which may or may not be because she just ruined Logan’s chance to impress Jo. “That was even better than last time, Camille.”

The girl smiles, “thanks. Oh, Jas said not to wait up for study group tonight. He’s going on another audition.”

“Okay.”

“So, that wasn’t real?”

“The kissing I’m sure they both enjoyed but, the whole “insert name here”-”

“Rachel.”

“The whole thing with Rachel and destroying anyone, all one hundred percent fake... I think. She’s also an actress."

"Oh, cool.”

“Oh, hey.”

“Yeah?” Jo asks, re-reading through the script.

“Do you want to go get a slushie?”

“Yes, please. I need to take a break from this. Are you gonna get licorice too?”

“Why?” Sulane slowly asks.

“You have a “I like licorice” vibe about you.”

The teen girl places a hand on her chest, “thank you.”

The two girls stand in the doorway of the lobby debating on if they should sit inside or outside. “My cabana’s open.” She grabs Jo’s hand. “Come on.”

The two sit down, Jo continues skimming through the script while Sulane works on her homework… that’s a lie.

She’s procrastinating (but it’s okay because she’s ahead by three days) and is trying to figure out what’s wrong with the song. “The lyrics are good, but the speed and tempo is off. No,” she points to him. “Go away, Kendall. We’re busy, find someone else to flirt with.”

He gives her a look and continues. “Hi.”

“Hi,” Jo smiles at him.

“I just wanted to welcome you to the Palm Woods. I’m Kendall, and uh-”

Freight Train lifts him up.

“This looks weird, right? Uh, we can continue this conversation when my friend Freight Train puts me down.”

“Oh my god!” Sulane stands up, shoving everything back into her bag. “I got it!” She turns to the actress. “Sorry, Jo. Duty calls and I’m gonna be saving the day, again.”

She chuckles, “that’s okay. Thank you so much for hanging out with me today, it really meant a lot.”

“No problem. Once Camille is done with her auditions, we’ll have a girl’s day.”

“I’d like that.”

“I know, Cammie would too.” She marches in front of the two. “Onward, peasants!”

“We’ll do this again some time,” Kendall waves at her.

All five walk out of the Palm Woods, the leader and brainiac on Freight Train’s shoulders as the man drags the corn dog lover.

“Okay, Gustavo. My favorite producer.”

“Stop sucking up and get on with it.”

“I know the answer to the song.”

“No.”

“What?”

“This song is perfect just the way it is.”

Sulane plops onto the couch. “I’ll be here waiting and when you come to your senses. I’ll be ready to help you.”

“I don’t need helping!”

“Yelling doesn’t get you far.”

“Yes, it does!”

The boys sing and Gustavo gets upset when James words aren’t clear through his mask.

The girl hops off the couch and reaches for mic. “I wouldn’t trust him. You three got to talk to her and he hasn’t.”

The boys’ glance at one another, wondering why she’s saying that when he clearly likes her… until James teases them and sprays more of his barracuda on before running away.

The three try to escape only for the producer’s new hire to keep them inside.

“I need more time,” Gustavo says, with a deep voice.

“If you would just let me help-”

He points to the control station, “no!”

“You know, she could really help you,” Katie chimes in.

“You there, shush.”

The teen pulls her phone out of her pocket to find Kelly calling. “Yes?”

“Can you go back to the Palm Woods? James is heading there now.”

“Why me?”

“They listen to you.”

She groans, “fine.”

She walks through the front doors, finding no James there and continues till she gets towards the pool area. She sighs, seeing Jo and Camille sitting together as someone who looks an awful lot like her friend standing before them.

She walks closer, rolling her eyes when he sneezes but grows concerned when she hears him scream and says, “what happened to my hands?”

She can’t focus on much as she stares at him, completely shocked with how his body reacted to his body spray. “Oh my god,” she whispers.

James screams again when he sees his face in the brunette’s compact mirror.

The blonde grabs his arm. “Allergy shot time. Come on.”

“I need to call Kelly.”

“I got it just follow me.”

The boys scream when they see him.

The door to the doctor’s office burst open as James barrels through.

Kelly and Sulane follow behind him.

James starts freaking out until the teen rips off the helmet he grabbed (from where, she still doesn’t know) and pulls him in for a brief kiss, giving the doctor enough time to give him a shot.

“That wasn’t that bad,” James says, before falling to the ground.

The girl turns to Kelly with wide eyes. “Why did I do that?”

The older woman fails to give her an answer right away.

“He’s calmed down and that’s what we needed. You helped, okay?”

Sulane checks her phone to see she’s got missed calls from Jo, Camille, and Carlos. “I have to go.”

“Wait- no.” Kelly sighs.

Sulane burst the lobby doors to find Logan singing. She rushes over to guitar dude and pulls out her guitar. “Match my speed?”

“You got it.”

She smiles until she turns around and finds the boys fighting. “Hey!”

They stop.

“Listen to the music and sing the song. We need to speed it up.”

“Are you sure?” Kendall asks.

“Trust me.”

They don’t start right away.

Sulane purses her lips. “Any kind a guy you want, girl. That’s the guy I’ll be.”

They finally start chiming in when she needs them too and it’s perfect.

“Yes, come on-” She sighs when she looks up, understanding why they sound so good… they’re still fighting but that’s not stopping her.

And then Jo stops the fighting and tells them she has a “boyfriend”.

Sulane starts cackling because she knows Jo took her advice.

“Shut up, Sullie,” they sigh.

“No, that was amazing!”

The teen smiles, “thanks for finally acknowledging-”

“I know what this song is.”

“Oh, no. He’s still going.”

“It’s not a slow love song; it’s a fast love song.”

“That’s what I was trying to tell you!”

“Shush. Katie. Do not finish that report until I finish this song.”

“You mean, Sullie because she is technically the one who figured it out first.”

“Fine. Freight Train, to the studio.” Gustavo tries to hop in his new hire’s arms only for it to not work out the way he wanted it to and is now sprawled out on the floor.

The boys are quick to help him. Sulane looks up to see Jo with her hands up in defense, Camille probably told her that she’s claimed Logan as hers but then, the new girl turns to look at her and nods.

The teen furrows her brows, wondering what Camille told her.

Griffin walks in. “Scary girl.”

“Griffin.”

“I’m gonna sit now.”

The boys start singing and Katie shoves his arm when the man shows no reaction to the song because, even she can admit, that it’s good.

Sulane is ready to step in when the man gives the producer the green light and approves of the song. Now she chimes in when Griffin is admitting he still wants a slow love song. “And we will make that happen but sometimes the slow songs come later. I just- I don’t know about the word “baby” though.”

“Fine, try to use the word. If you can’t, then I guess I’ll understand. Goodbye, scary girl.”

“Later, Griffin.”

“You forgot to write “I’m amazing”,” Gustavo tells Katie.

“That’s because I wrote Sullie is amazing.”

“What?” Katie gestures to the five of you jumping up and down. “She’s the one who figured it out and helped you with writing your future love song.”

“Fine, she’s amazing.” The producer, Katie, and Kelly smile because they know it’s true.

The boys can’t speak as the latest arrival to the Palm Woods speaks to them.

“No,” the teen shakes her head. “Keep walking.”

Katie fights the urge to chuckle and tells the new girl where the gym is.

Sulane curls her index finger and thumb, whistling at the boys as they fight to follow her. “No.”

“Why not?” Carlos whines.

“No.”

“I’d listen to her if I were you.”

“Thanks Jas.”

“No problem.”

Previously: Chapter IV // Continue: Chapter VI

#big time rush #Big Time Rush Fanfiction #Big Time Rush fanfic #big time rush imagine #big time rush imagines #james diamond #james diamond imagine #james diamond imagines #james diamond fanfic #james diamond fanfiction #james diamond x oc #james diamond x ofc #james diamond x sulane celeste #it's you

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paganminiskirt · 3 years ago

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OC song challenge

Thank you to @adelaidedrubman for tagging me!

Tagging: @henbased @snake-in-the-garden @amistrio @icannotsit @aceghosts @broken-balance-baby @quentinbecks

Step 1: create your oc(s) in this picrew

Step 2: list 5 songs that inspired (or capture the feel of) your oc. if you chose multiple, feel free to pick your favorite or do songs for all of ‘em!

NORA JEAN KINGSTON - FC5/FC:ND/FNV

1. Tales of Dominica - Lil Nas X

in this broken home, everyone becomes predictable / I’ve been living in my lowest, it's safe to say, hope my little bit of hope don't fade away / I've been living on an island made from fate, can't go running back to home, I can't face her face / finally grown, ain't nothing like I hoped it would be, out on my own, I'm floating in an ocean-less sea / could I be wrong, was everybody right about me, scary things in my head, I can’t dream, and I just-

2. The Saint Of Lost Causes - Justin Townes Earle

I'm a bad dream / I’m not a nightmare, I'm too goody for that / let's just say I'm the last thing you wanna see coming, I’m the reason they say watch your back / but for so long, I was like a wounded hound, backed into a chain-link fence / just pray to the Saint of Lost Causes

3. Mary Jane’s Last Dance - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

she moved down here at the age of eighteen, she blew the boys away, it was more than they'd seen, I was introduced and we both started groovin', she said, "I dig you, baby, but I got to keep movin' on" / last dance with Mary Jane, one more time to kill the pain / I feel summer creepin' in and I'm tired of this town again

4. Django - Luis Bacalov, Rocky Roberts

have you always been alone / have you never loved again / love will live on, life must go on, for you cannot spend your life regretting / you must go on

5. The Middle - Son Little

living in a world, so cold, so crowded / don’t need no good friends, just one bad friend will do / you know when I'm drinking, all I need is a drink / good lord have mercy, no more shaking in my shoes, so goodbye to misery, man, that's yesterday's news / can’t abide a lie, but you sure can't stand the truth / but when I’m drinking, don’t need nothing but a drink

CAROLINE SEED / MARGARET “MAGGIE” VAUGHN - FC5/FC:ND

1. In Every Dream Home A Heartache - Roxy Music

every step I take takes me further from heaven / but home oh sweet home, it’s only a saying / penthouse perfection, but what goes on, what to do there, better pray there / all of its comforts seem so essential / disposable darling, can’t throw you away now / I’ll dress you up daily, and keep you till death sighs, inflatable doll, lover ungrateful / oh, those heartaches! / dreamhome heartaches!

2. Katie Cruel - Karen Dalton

when I first came to town, they called me the roving jewel / now they've changed their tune, call me Katie Cruel / through the woods I go, and through the boggy mire / straight way down the road, til I come to my heart's desire

3. Mind Is A Prison - Alec Benjamin

sometimes I think too much, yeah, I get so caught up, I'm always stuck in my head / I wish I could escape, I tried to yesterday took all the sheets off my bed / and they put me back in my cell, all by myself, alone with my thoughts again / guess my mind is a prison and I'm never gonna get out / I won't give up on hope, secure another rope, and try for another day

4. When The Night Is Over - Lord Huron

tell me where did you go? I've been searching high and low / I have only 'til the night is over / in every window I pass, your reflection in the glass makes me wonder if my mind is going / shadows shifting in the rain, slowly driving me insane / by the stars above, I know we were in love / I have only 'til the night is over / when the night is done, you'll vanish in the sun, will I hold you when the night is over

5. She Doesn’t Sleep - Anthony Amorim

I think there's something wrong with a friend of mine / she’s wasting away all her time / looking through the past for something / she sits across the room from an old TV, with just her mind, she controls the screen / she’s waging a war on the weak, she’s opened the door to your dreams and turned them into nightmares, a life she's gonna keep / can you feel her, do you fear her, all she wants is for you to be near her

FAITH ESCAJEDA / SEED - FC5

1. Lady May - Tyler Childers

now, I ain't the sharpest chisel that your hands have ever held, but darlin' I could love you well, til' the roll is called on high / I've seen my share of trouble, and I've held my weight in shame, but I'm baptized in your name, lovely Lady May

2. Babooshka - Kate Bush

she wanted to test her husband, she knew exactly what to do / a pseudonym, to fool him, she couldn't have made a worst move / she sent him scented letters, and he received them with a strange delight, just like his wife

3. Marcy Me - Jay-Z

we know who we are, yet we know not who we may be, so maybe I’m the one, or maybe I’m crazy / I’m from Marcy Houses, where the boys die by the thousands, back when Pam was on Martin, yeah that’s where it all started

4. Danger & Dread - Brown Bird

I've heard you wake up crying from the evils lying under our bed / you say there's no use trying to protect you from the danger and dread / though this world is made of fearsome beasts that bark and bite we were born to put these creatures through one hell of a fight / may we feast upon the flesh of any fever that befalls you tonight

5. Blown Away - Carrie Underwood

there’s not enough rain in Oklahoma to wash the sins out of that house / shatter every window 'til it's all blown away / every brick, every board, every slamming door, blown away / 'til there's nothing left standing, nothing left of yesterday

BONUS: FAITH ???, MOTHER OF THE EDEN’S GATE CULT, WOMAN OF THE APOCALYPSE - FC5

1. Gassed - Bobby Krlic

no, no, no, no-

2. My Least Favorite Life - Lera Lynn

this is my least favorite life, the one where you fly and I don’t / a kiss holds a million deceits, and a lifetime goes up in smoke / this is my least favorite you, who floats far above earth and stone / the nights that I twist on the rack is time that I feel most at home

3. Once Upon A Time - Michael Abels

instrumental

4. Didn’t Leave Nobody But The Baby - Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch

your mama's gone away and your daddy's gonna stay, didn’t leave nobody but the baby / she’s long gone with her red shoes on, gonna need another lovin' baby / you and me and the Devil makes three, don’t need no other lovin' baby / come and lay your bones on the alabaster stones and be my ever-lovin' baby

5. The Devil’s Trill Sonata - Giuseppe Tartini, David Oistrakh, Lev Oborin

instrumental

#if you listen to nothing on this list PLEASE listen to Lady May #it’s beautiful #deputy nora kingston #faith escajeda #margaret vaughn #far cry 5

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starshine-hockey-girl · 3 years ago

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All Our Exes- Part Two- Journey to the Emerald City

Previous Chapter - https://starshine-hockey-girl.tumblr.com/post/675750127826272257/all-of-our-exes

Story Summary-When Teddy Baxter and Jamie Oleksiak came up with a plan to outwit some insistent matchmakers, they didn't think too far ahead. What they didn't realize, was that from that moment their path was entwined on a journey about growth and grace and love.

Chapter Summary- Teddy and Lex deal with the aftermath of Chaz's return.

Saturday, February 2nd

“Fuck, fuck, fuck,” Teddy thought to herself. She felt sweat forming in her armpits. Her hands got clammy and her heart raced. Mentally she replayed the look in Chaz’s eyes and the kiss that he blew to her. The look was familiar, yet terrorizing at the same time. One thing that she knew for sure- this was not an accidental meeting.

Her phone rang and she looked down to see Lex’s face on the screen. She did a mental debate in a nano-second on whether to answer or not. Could she steady her voice? Would he able to detect her terror immediately? Would she be even able to form sentences? What would she even say to him?, “Hi Love, my abusive asshole is apparently stalking me. Have a great game!” Yet, her heart ached to hear his voice- calm and measured. “Later,” she told herself, “I will talk to him later.” as she hit the decline call button.

Teddy’s father was standing at the end of the driveway when she pulled and parked her jeep. She grabbed her things and walked with purpose past her father. He turned and walked behind her, “Teddy- Steve is on his way. They’ll want to debrief you as quickly as possible. Are you okay?”

Teddy didn’t respond until they were inside. “What do you think, Daddio? Do you think I’m okay?” she jeered. She saw the hurt look in her father’s eyes, “I’m sorry Daddy. I just need to keep it together until after the debrief, okay?” They shared a brief look before he nodded in understanding. The sound of multiple cars pulling into the driveway were followed by the sounds of car doors slamming. Teddy turned to face the door and strengthened her spine when the head of her father’s corporate security knocked on the door. She folded her arms over her body as her father opened the door. A team of security personnel followed him into the house. Teddy forced a smile onto her face, “Steve- long time, no see. Stopping by for some breakfast?” Her attempt at humor was met with stone cold silence.

“Teddy,” he said firmly, “Let’s go into the dining room to chat- ALONE.” The former secret service agent had begun a second career in corporate and private security after his retirement from the Secret Service He was in high demand and his father paid exorbitantly for his skills.

Robert stopped in his tracks, "Excuse me?"

Steve turned to him slowly, "I don't need Teddy distracted. I want to get as much information as quickly as possible."

Teddy walked into and slumped into the nearest seat, placed her hands in her lap, and looked up at Steve. "Start from when you woke up this morning."

Teddy looked at her hands which shook slightly. She took a sharp inhale and started her description of the morning.

There was nothing out of the ordinary about her morning. She woke up and spoke via Facetime with Lex for approximately thirty minutes before getting out of bed. She skipped over the intimate nature of the conversation, but blushed when asked if it was normal conversation length for them. She described her morning routine and concluded with her meeting with Katie at the Cafe.

"And you eat breakfast every week together? Is it a routine? How long has it been a routine?" Steve asked.

"Yes, we've been doing it since fall of 2017. We stopped in the summer of 2018 when I began my relationship with Lex and moved to Toronto/Pittsburgh." she answered. “This is our first time to meet this since the trade back to Dallas. We did meet earlier than normal today. Katie had something to do afterwards. We met at eight AM instead of nine." she added.

"So you ended up leaving the cafe at approximately the same time that you would normally be arriving? And that is the time that Mr. Williams arrived at the restaurant?” the former secret service agent asked.

"Yes, that is correct," she uttered, "It wasn't a coincidence, right? He knew I would be there." Her palms began to sweat as she remembered the smirk on his face when she drove by him. The gentleman put his hand on top of hers, "Teddy, you are safe. We are going to keep you safe. Now let's talk about how we do that."

Two hours later, Teddy collapsed in exhaustion on the couch after the very detailed interrogation about her daily routines and patterns. What other activities happened on a regular schedule? Where did she shop? Did she follow the same route? The list of questions seemed endless and unbelievably intrusive. They did everything but ask about her sex life which Teddy was sure was only prevented by the presence of her father.

Teddy looked at the various activities going around the room. There was a team feverishly trying to track down any location for Chaz. Two separate teams were making tactical plans to secure the house and Teddy’s apartment. Teddy felt as if she was floating above herself looking down at the situation. A normal person would have looked at the scenario as confirmation that they were valued and loved. A person who was precious and worthy of extreme protection. Instead Teddy felt shame and guilt. She was ashamed of the burden she was placing on all of those people. Didn't they have lives? Who wanted to be doing this on a Saturday afternoon? Teddy shuddered to think of the cost to her parents.

She glanced and made eye contact with her father who eyed her with a worried look. He got up and walked over to where she sat on the couch. He wrapped his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into his chest. Teddy smiled and remembered all the times that he completed the same action in her childhood. It usually followed a contentious exchange with her mother or an anxiety attack. Teddy would melt into his chest, then let the anxiety and fear be lulled into submission by the soft beating of his heart. Teddy sat extremely still and waited for the relief to come, but it didn't. She adjusted positions and still nothing.

"How are you doing, my Teddy Bear?" he asked quietly. "I am worried about you. Do you think you may be in shock?"

"I don't know. How do you know if you are in shock?" Teddy shrugged her shoulders, "I don't think I am. I just feel numb." She looked around, "When can I go home? I want to be there when Lex gets home."

Her father's forehead creased and he said plainly, "You can't go home yet. Not until we have a plan in place."

Teddy looked confused, "When will a plan be in place? How am I supposed to explain this to him?" Teddy looked at her phone to check the time. There were messages from Lex.

Teddy's stomach twisted in knots. She longed and ached for him, but her tenuous grasp on the situation was slipping away. She really didn't want to drop the bomb on him right before a game, especially a game with potential playoff implications. Could she fake it for a few minutes? That was a certainty. She was a pro at concealing her anxiety and successfully concealed her heightened anxiety since the Ashley incident. Had that only been a week ago? It seemed like a lifetime now. However, his reaction when he found out the truth was most decidedly uncertain. She considered the alternatives and dialed his number. He picked up on the first ring

Lex: Bliss…Are you okay?

Teddy inhaled sharply: Love- Sorry I have been MIA. It has been absolutely crazy today. You remember Steve? My dad’s head of security? He is putting his team through a lockdown exercise. I have been stuck here for hours.

Lex: I was beginning to get worried.

Teddy: I apologize for worrying you. I am completely safe and sound. Are you ready for the game?

Lex: Yeah, now I know you are safe

Bliss: Sorry again for worrying you. Can't wait to see you later.

Lex: I will call after the game.

Bliss: Hey, love you so much.

Lex: Love you more

Bliss: Come home as soon as possible-please Love

Lex- Of course I will

Lex hung up with a nagging feeling that something wasn't right. He questioned Seguin who admitted that his two texts had also not been unanswered. He chalked up to the exercise and focused on getting ready for the game.

Teddy sighed. Technically she had not lied, but she was most definitely not honest either. The rest of the day was a blur. She pushed away all thoughts of Chaz that infiltrated her mind. Each thought brought a sharp, stabbing pain to her chest and abdomen. "Lex will be here soon. Lex is coming. Hold it together. You can do it," became her mantra. Her parents and Steve continued to observe her with concern.

Eventually the buzz of activity became quiet as the security team left to perform their duties. Teddy had negotiated that she be allowed to stay in the garage apartment provided they spent tonight in the big house. The initial proposal of Lex staying at their apartment alone was nixed immediately. Teddy was shocked her father even suggested it.

At dinner, she again ate the bare minimum and pushed the rest around until finally excusing herself to go watch the game. She was comforted by the sight of Lex on her screen as curled up on the couch. Three hours later her phone rang and Tyler’s face appeared. She quickly sent it to voice-mail. He called again. On the third call she picked up.

Teddy: Yes?

Tyler: Are you avoiding me?

Teddy: No, I am just waiting for Lex to call.

Tyler asked with a tight and anxious voice : Are you okay?

Teddy sighed: No, I am not. I can't explain it right now, but no-I am not okay. Please don't say anything to Lex. I am going to talk to him when I see him.

Tyler asked: Are you safe?

Teddy: Yes, I am. Please don't worry Lex anymore than he already is. I am barely keeping it together until he gets here.

Tyler: Okay, I won't say anything to Big Rig. Call me tomorrow and fill me in?

Lex’s face popped up on the screen and she said goodbye to Tyler quickly.

Teddy: Hey Love

Lex: Bliss babe- can't talk long. Want to get out of here ASAP.

Teddy: That's fine. Hey, I need you to come to my parents when you land. I will explain when you get here.

Lex: Why? Is there something wrong?

Teddy: I will explain when you get here.

Lex: Tell me now.

Teddy: I don’t want you to worry. There Is nothing you can do until you get here. I am safe. Just get here soon.

The next three hours crept by slowly for Teddy. Lex sat alone and contemplated all the possible scenarios, none included the return of Chaz. Ten minutes before they landed Tyler spread the word that no one was to get off the plane before Lex. The team and staff were confused, but readily agreed.

The jet landed in Dallas a little after one in the morning. Within minutes of landing, Lex was in his truck heading to Teddy. Tyler texted Teddy that Lex was on his way. Teddy then alerted the security team. She put on her coat and waited on the steps outside the front door. Her foot tapped nervously as she waited. The street was quiet with little activity other than the guards talking quietly amongst themselves. She heard Lex’s truck before she saw the headlights. He was stopped by the barricade and the guard quickly identified him from the photo that Teddy had provided. She stood up as he pulled in and parked. They made eye contact as he walked around the truck. Teddy sprinted to him and threw herself into his arms. She squeezed him as tight as possible. Her body trembled and the unshed tears filled her eyes. He held her tight as she began to sob- loud, chest heaving sobs. He looked towards the front door, unsure what to do. Robert opened the door and motioned him in.

"Bliss," he said softly as he walked into the foyer, "Can you talk? What's wrong?"

She sobbed, "I lied. I am so sorry I lied to you. It's not an exercise. It is very real."

"What's real?" he asked.

"Chaz, " she whispered, "Chaz is back."

"What? What do you mean he is back?" he questioned as he set her feet on the ground, took a step back and stared into her eyes. "Did he send a message? A threat?'

"Worse," she yelped, "He is in Dallas. He came to the cafe. He passed me as I was walking to the jeep, but I had my head down so I don't think he recognized me. I didn't even know it was him until I was inside the jeep. Then I saw him."

He felt the white hot rage start to bubble inside of him. His hands curled into fists, "Did he see you? Did he hurt you?"

Teddy stammered, "He saw me when I drove past him. He smiled and blew me a kiss. I followed the protocol and got to safety."

She looked at Lex's balled up fists and took a step back. He looked down and released his hands. He held them out, palms upward, "Look, the fists are gone. No more fists, Bliss." He continued, "There's a protocol? Why didn't I know about the protocol? What is the protocol?"

"If I see Chaz or am contacted by Chaz, I immediately contact my father who contacts security. Then I come to the house. The house is then locked down. Honestly, we’ve never had to use it which is why I didn’t think to tell you. Well, I certainly didn't think you needed to know it in Toronto and Pittsburgh. When we got back here, I just forgot. There hadn't been any contact for so long. StilI, I should have told you," she confessed as her face twisted as he paced back and forth.

She took a step towards him, "Lex, will you hold me? I need you to hold me."

He walked to her and picked her up and sat on the couch with her on his lap. She curled up and nuzzled into his chest. With his arms wrapped tight around her, she listened to the sound of his heartbeat. Teddy focused on the sound of it as Lex stroked her back. She cried silent tears and trembled. "You're okay, Bliss," he soothed, "We'll figure it out." Teddy sighed softly as she felt the anxiety begin to melt away slowly. For the first time since that morning, she felt safe. Her eyelids began to droop as her muscles relaxed. Lex watched her as the exhaustion from the day wiped her out.

He picked her up and carried her down the hall. When he passed Robert in the hall, Robert pointed to the bedroom that had been prepared for their use and whispered a request for Lex to come back for a chat. Lex placed Teddy gently on the bed, placed a blanket on her then kissed her temple softly. He stared at her and willed his mind to stop racing. The shock had worn off and the anger simmered just below the surface. The return of Chaz frankly had not been a reality that he had even considered. He had just now been able to think about Teddy’s past without a knot forming in his stomach and Chaz was a concept that was firmly rooted in the past. Sure he still had widespread effects on Bliss, but Lex had thought that it was simply a matter of continuing to help her heal. He never believed that he would return to inflict even more damage. It didn't take a professional to know that Chaz's return would undo so much of the healing that Teddy had worked so hard to achieve.

Lex turned and walked back to the kitchen. He found Robert slumped in a chair, a glass of whiskey in his hand. The older man looked up and Lex saw the tears in his eyes. Lex took a seat across from him and nodded. They sat in silence with the only sound in the room being the sound of Robert swallowing. Lex cleared his throat. Finally Robert spoke, "What do you want to know?"

"How was he able to get close to her? Why didn't anyone know he was back in town?" Lex asked firmly.

"I can't answer either question with a good answer. I am kicking myself for not being more proactive," he answered. "After the last assault, I offered Chaz a sizable amount of money to leave town permanently which he readily accepted. After he left town, Elizabeth and my focus was Teddy and her recovery. You can imagine how wounded she was at the time. I turned the handling of Chaz over to my security team with instructions that he be monitored. This summer I changed head of security recently and have since come to find out that the surveillance of Chaz had been deprioritized by his predecessor. Steve is scrambling to pick up the pieces."

"Does Teddy know? Where do we go from here?" Lex asked.

"Teddy doesn't know yet. I don't know if I can find a way to tell her that I failed her again." Robert choked as Lex's eyes flashed up.

"You didn't fail Teddy. You got her the help that she needed, right? You got her into therapy. You have loved her to the best of your ability. I've seen you do it. No one would ever doubt your love for her," Lex consoled.

Robert gave a smile, "Thank you. I can see why she loves you so much. Nonetheless, I failed her."

"Then we'll figure out a solution. I am here to help in whatever I can," Lex interjected. "Together, we can protect her."

Teddy's screams pierced their conversation. In a flash, Lex bounded up the stairs and into the bedroom. "Noooooo, Noooooo, Nooooo," she screamed in her sleep. Her body thrashed in distress before she settled in a fetal position with her hands and arms covering her head and face. "Please stop, Chaz, please stop," she cried.

Lex slipped behind and wrapped his body around hers. "Bliss, it's me. It's me, Lex. You're having a bad dream. You are safe. I'm here. No one will hurt you. Wake up now. It's okay to wake up now," he pleaded with her. Teddy rolled over and intertwined her body with his. "You're safe, Bliss. You are safe with me," He repeated over and over again. Slowly her breath returned to normal. Lex watched her sleep again. Every hour her body would begin to squirm and he would repeat his "You're safe with me" mantra until she stiĺled. Then he would watch her sleep again until the cycle repeated.

THE NEXT MORNING- SUNDAY FEBRUARY 3RD

Finally her eyes opened at little after six, she found Lex staring at her intently. She gently placed her hand on his face and caressed his cheek, “Love, did you sleep at all?” He nodded his head no and she frowned. “Did I have the night terrors again? Did I keep you awake?” she asked softly. She felt her eyes fill with tears and she looked down already knowing the answer.

His finger lifted her chin so she looked into his face, “You and me forever- no matter what, whatever it takes. Nothing has changed that.”

There was a soft knock at the door. Her father’s voice spoke softly, “I know it’s early, but Steve is on his way over to discuss the plans at nine. I wanted to let you know so you can be ready.”

Teddy replied, “We’ll be downstairs before then.”

Robert spoke again, “I am making pancakes do you want some?”

Teddy sat up in bed, looked at Lex in confusion and went to the door. She cracked the door and stared at her father, “You’re making pancakes? Where is Mama?” Teddy noticed her father’s red eyes and clear signs of tears.

“She is still in bed. She had another one of her spells and is sleeping in,” he answered softly.

Teddy nodded in understanding and shut the door. Lex sat up against the headboard and patted the bed. She walked over and sat next to him. “I texted Dr. Hall yesterday for an appointment. She is working on rearranging her schedule to get me to see me in the morning. Funny how dropping the Chaz takes everything to a def con five level,” she joked as she grabbed for his hand. “I don’t really know what to do or say right now. I know that I am not okay. I don’t know when I will be okay again or if I ever will be okay again. That’s probably my guilt/shame lying to me.” She paused and looked into his face for any sort of reaction. “I am terrified of so many things right now. I am not going to insult you by telling you how much I am scared that you will leave. I believe that I am just damaged goods- too damaged to make this work. I can guess your response to that statement.” She squeezed his hand, “Just know that I will do everything I can do to make us work. You’ll need to be patient with me. Maybe even more than you already have been. Just know that I choose to trust you and your love. I just don’t want to pretend anymore.”

“Pretend anymore?” he inquired.

“I’ve been pretending since Ashley,” Teddy whispered. “I got so in my head that I didn't feel like I could be honest with you. I am deeply sorry for that.”

“How have you been pretending?” he prodded, “I have my guesses.”

“What are your guesses?” she asked, “You’re probably pretty close.”

“You have been dieting, not making healthier choices but restricting what you eat. Why do you feel the need to do that, I have no idea, but you are.” he started.

“That is correct,” she affirmed.

“You have been comparing our relationship to what you think my relationship with Ashley was. In your mind, that relationship was better or easier. Both assumptions are completely wrong.” he stated plainly, “She saw me for my clout or potential clout- not me as a person. It was all about what I could give to her. You and I both know how you see me- the real me. You love me-plain and simple. You love me more than I have ever been loved. I also found out last week that she wasn’t exactly faithful to me. She also tried to jump from me to someone who was a starter. Apparently I was too much of a scrub for her. ”

Teddy’s jaw dropped but she nodded yes.

“You have been comparing yourself to Ashley in terms of how popular she was with other wives/girlfriends/players. Again you think that she is better for some reason. People were polite when I was with her. They tried to get along with her, but she was fake and phony but I couldn’t see it. They can’t stand her- then or now. I found out after she broke up with me. You, on the other hand, everyone adores because you are the opposite of her. You are real and authentic, kind and sweet. It drives me crazy that you doubt yourself so much” he continued.

Teddy sighed and nodded yes again.

“Finally, you somehow see yourself as damaged goods. As if you had control of that piece of shit abusing you. You still believe that it was your fault and that what he did to you has broken you permanently. It’s bullshit, Teddy. You’ve taken a huge step backwards in your recovery,” he mused.

Teddy cringed and nodded yes.

“It’s okay, Teddy. I understand, I really do. You’ve had the wind knocked out of you AGAIN, but you can make progress again. You can do this. You are so much stronger than you realize. I am here and I will stay with you.”

He pulled her into his chest, “Did I get everything?”

Teddy looked up at his face, “I’m an idiot. Why did I try to hide from you? I didn’t fucking hide anything. Dammit, we could have had this conversation last week.”

He kissed her softly, “Yes, we could have. You don’t have to pretend anymore, Bliss. Please don’t pretend again.”

“I won’t,” she laughed. “Let’s get dressed. I’m starving and there are pancakes downstairs calling my name.”

His eyebrows raised when she mentioned eating, “with extra butter and syrup- the way you normally have them?”

Teddy sniffed, “I think Daddio is doing bacon too. Let’s go before they get cold.” She pushed herself to get up but he pulled her back down to the bed.

He rolled on top of her, “Is this okay?” as he began kissing her neck.

“It’s only okay if your end goal is orgasms,” she teased, “Otherwise, making out is going to lose out to pancakes and bacon.”

“Good to know your priorities, Bliss,” he continued and slid his hand under her shirt, “Orgasms, then pancakes with bacon.”

Later, Teddy and Lex sat together in the dining room. She fidgeted with her hands and Lex placed his large hand on top of hers. She glanced up at him, “Are you sure that you don’t need to go to practice instead of this? You won’t get into trouble, will you?”

“I texted the coaching staff and explained the situation. They are fine with me not being there this morning,” he replied, “I am where I need to be. You couldn’t keep me away from this.” They both looked up as Steve entered the room holding a thick file folder. Lex stood up and extended his hand, “I don’t believe that we have formally met, Jamie Oleksiak.” They exchanged a firm handshake and sat back down.

Steve looked around and then began to speak. “There is a lot of information that we have been able to track down and a lot of information that we are still working on. I am not going to lie. I am worried and concerned about Teddy’s safety which is why I am going to recommend that we err on the side of an overabundance of caution. Of course, Teddy, ultimately this is your decision and I am not going to force you into anything against your will.” Teddy’s eyes met his dark, chestnut eyes and she nodded in understanding.

“Currently, there is a warrant out for Chaz’s arrest for aggravated assault against a woman that he is in a relationship with in the Austin area. My team is on the way to Austin to interview the victim if she is willing. We will also reach out to potential other victims as well. I think it is safe to assume that we will find a pattern of abuse that continued after Teddy and possibly before Teddy.” he began. “We are also investigating his current employment. I will have more information tomorrow. It’s also my understanding that he may have been cut off financially by his family.”

“My guess is that he was fired from his job and looking for another payout to keep away from Teddy,” he glanced at Robert. “The attempted contact probably was meant to scare Teddy so that you would be inclined to pay. I am advising against that course of action. Mr. Williams is a snake. You can continue to chop off the tail, but it will regenerate again and again. We need to chop off his proverbial head.”

“How do we do that?” Lex interjected.

“We work to bolster the charges that are currently against him. We work with law enforcement to give them a strong, solid case against him. We want Mr. Williams charged as severely as possible to increase the likelihood that he receives significant prison time.” he answered.

“What do we do in the meantime? I am assuming that we can’t have him arrested at this point,” Teddy asked. “He didn’t actually make contact with me.”

“You are correct,” Steve answered, “There is a slim possibility that we could get him charged with intimidation, but it will be difficult to prove and would only piss him off.”

“Here is the part where I piss you off, Teddy. I am sorry that I have to make these requests.” he said, “Effective immediately, I need Jamie and you to relocate to the garage apartment. Your current apartment has too many entrances and exits to secure effectively. A gate and fence will be added to the driveway to control access to the house and garage apartment. Your workouts and solo social gatherings will need to be here unless we are given enough notice to formulate a detailed security plan. Weekly brunch is canceled until Chaz is dealt with. Grocery stores and shopping trips are canceled unless you are accompanied by security detail and/or Jamie.” he listed off the requests.

“So basically I am a prisoner on these grounds until we solve for Chaz,' Teddy scoffed, “He gets to control me all over again. Is that what you are saying?”

“Basically,” he answered, “I also want you to wear this at all times.” He slid over a gold necklace with an engraved pendant. On the back of the pendant, there was a button. “If you see Chaz or feel threatened in any way, push the button twice and the authorities will be notified with your GPS location.” Teddy fingered the necklace wordlessly before handing it to Lex. Teddy lifted her hair to allow Lex to put the necklace onto her neck. He kissed her neck and whispered, “You’re doing great. I am so proud of you.”

“Finally, I need your phone. I want to provide you a secure, encrypted phone,” he finished.

“Wait, you want my phone to do what? Are you going to look at it?” she sputtered.

“Yes, I will transfer your files to the new phone, but I need to look to ensure that your phone has not been compromised,” he answered.

“But we don’t know that it has been compromised. Why do you need to see it?" she began to cry. She looked at Lex in panic. They both knew the intimate nature of some of the texts, pictures and videos.

Steve observed the interaction and offered, "Teddy, I need you to trust me. No one wants to invade your privacy any more than we already have. I will handle the transfer personally. No one will see the contents of your phone. You are not the one being scrutinized here."

“It sure feels like I am the one scrutinized and punished,” she slid her phone across the table, "I have every text I have received from Lex. I also have some videos of Frankie. Please don't lose them. They mean the world to me. When do I get my new phone?"

“I’ll bring it tomorrow morning,” Steve replied.

Lex tilted his head and smiled, “Every text? What was the first text?”

Teddy responded, “It was the morning after the team party. You said ‘How is your head?’ You've been taking care of me since the very beginning, Love.” They stared at each other for a moment before Steve cleared his throat.

"Final thing, I need you to stay off social media effective immediately. Specifically I am referring to your private, non-influencer account. I know that you need to continue to use the other account for business purposes. I would prefer for you to delete it altogether, but at the least, no posting, do not get tagged and absolutely nothing with your location. Scrub your followers as well. Keep no one that you do not know personally. Do you understand?" he commanded.

Teddy frowned, "How about I archive everything until this is over? Will you accept that?"

Steve readily agreed and the meeting concluded with the expectation that they would reconvene the next afternoon for another briefing.

As Lex and Robert walked Steve out, Teddy sent a text over to Tyler using Lex’s phone.

Teddy was walking Lex to his truck when Tyler pulled up to the barricade. After much debate, it was decided that Lex would return to the apartment to retrieve their necessary items from their apartment. “Bliss, if I have questions, I will call you,” he laughed as she placed her quickly written list of needed items. When she didn’t return his laugh, he pulled her into a hug. “I know this sucks, Bliss. I know you hate being out of control. If I forget anything, we’ll go back together, okay?” She returned his hug, then tugged at his jacket to signal that she wanted a kiss.

They were interrupted by the sound of Tyler whining as he stepped out of his car. “Damn, I am surprised that they didn’t ask for a damn DNA sample before letting me through the barricade. Clearly, they are not Stars fans,” he joked as he walked over Teddy. He stopped when he saw Teddy’s face. “Whoa, lighten up Teddy. What happened that required this level of response?”

“Chaz,” Teddy said quietly, “Chaz is back in town.”

“All of this because of your ex-boyfriend? Seems excessive.” Tyler retorted.

“Hey,” Lex gently warned, “Believe me, it’s not excessive.”

“Tyler,” Teddy pleaded, “You don’t have the full picture. You don’t understand.”

“Yeah, I don’t have the full picture because you refused to tell me, right? You told him, but not me. I get it. I am only your best friend.” he replied bitterly. Teddy visibly winced and Tyler instantly regretted his words.

“Seggy,” Lex took a step toward to him, “Watch your fucking tone. It was a long day and night for Bliss yesterday. Today is not the day for your bullshit.”

Tyler held up his hands, “You’re right. I crossed the line. Teddy, I’m sorry.”

Teddy stood with her arms crossed defensively.

“Shit, I’m sorry Teddy,” Tyler walked to her and bent down to look in her eyes.

Teddy looked at Lex who shrugged his shoulders.

‘Lex is right. I don’t have a lot of witty banter in me today. Remember how bad I was on the day he left for Pittsburgh? That was a walk in the park compared to this,” Teddy explained.

“You two good? I should head out now. I will call if I have any questions,” Lex said softly as he wrapped her in a hug and kissed the top of her head, “I’ll be back as soon as I can, okay?”

Teddy watched Lex drive away before turning to Tyler, “So where are my emergency supplies?” She watched as he retrieved a bag and a Starbucks cup from his car. She then walked toward the garage apartment and Tyler followed her. She held open the door and allowed him to enter. He walked over, set the bag down and handed her the coffee cup. She took a sip before opening her arms for a hug. “I know that you are dying for a hug, Tyler,” she said softly.

He squeezed her tight, “I really am sorry, Teddy. It was stupid of me to say.”

“Enough apologies, Tyler,” she sighed, “If you apologize any more, I am going to start feeling guilty which will make you feel worse which will make me cry. Let’s end it, okay? I love you and you love me. We’re good.”

She walked past him and grabbed her ice cream and spoon. She then plopped down on the couch. Tyler joined her on the couch, "I see you are eating at least. That's an improvement from last week."

Teddy shrugged her shoulders, "Turns out basically starving myself for a week didn't actually make me feel better about myself. Funny how that works out."

"Please tell me that you didn't think that you need to lose weight because of Ashley," he scoffed.

"Okay, I am definitely not telling you that," she rolled her eyes.

'So," he said hesitantly.

"So," she said, "Chaz is back in Dallas apparently. I had breakfast with Katie yesterday morning at our usual spot. We met earlier than normal because she had shit to do. As I left the cafe, I passed Chaz without realizing it and then saw him as I was driving away. He saw me and smiled. Apparently there is a warrant out for his arrest for assaulting his current girlfriend."

Tyler grimaced, "That doesn't sound like a coincidence, Teddy"

"That's because it wasn't a coincidence, Tyler. It is also why I am on lockdown until further notice," she complained.

“Is that why you don’t have your phone?”

“Getting new one tomorrow,”

"Are you ever going to tell me what happened?" he asked softly.

"Why do you want to know so badly? Why can't you take my word for it? Why do you need to know the details of the most painful moments of my life?" she said, exasperated. "Fine, I will tell you IF you tell me your most painful memory. I mean if we're besties sharing shit, you go first." she huffed.

"That's blackmail, Teddy," Tyler blinked, "Are you serious?"

Teddy stared at him and ate her ice cream.

"Fuck," Tyler groaned, "It was about a year before I left for Juniors. The original plan was for me to go college like my dad. One night I was coming downstairs to get a snack and I overheard my parents arguing. Looking back, I can see the tension between my parents had been there for a while but I was oblivious.” He looked up at Teddy and ran his hand through his curls. “God, I was so clueless- so fucking clueless.”

“Tyler, you were what? Fifteen?” Teddy asked, “Everyone is clueless at fifteen.”

Tyler shrugged his shoulders and took a bite of ice cream. Teddy waited patiently.

“Anyway, the argument was about me. My dad wanted me to switch my plans for hockey. Originally I was going to play high school hockey and then go onto college. My mom was worried about the money. It was a private school and most likely I wouldn’t get a scholarship so they would have to continue to pay for my hockey stuff in addition to the tuition. That money meant less money for Candance and Cassidy to do their things,” Tyler continued. “I never realized how much stress my mom was under until that moment. Everyone was making sacrifices for my dream and I didn’t realize it.”

He took a breath, “I was on the stairs just listening when it finally ended. My dad went past me and went to bed. I went downstairs and my mom was sobbing at the table. I went to comfort her, but I didn’t know what to say. I tried to hug her but she just pushed me away and told me to go upstairs. We never talked about it afterwards. They ended up splitting up pretty soon after that. I guess the stress was just too much.” Tears spilled from his eyes. “It’s my fault. It’s my fault that they got divorced and our family broke apart.”

Teddy shook his foot to get his attention, “No, it wasn’t. It wasn’t your fault at all.”

“You don’t understand, Teddy,” he looked up. “Your parents never worried about money or how to pay for you to do whatever it is that you did in high school. They never worried about how to pay for college. Mine did. They worried all the time and I added to the burden.”

“You’re right, I don’t know what that’s like,” Teddy admitted, “but I do know that those were parent problems and not child problems. Lots of hockey parents deal with the same stress about money. Your parents aren’t the only ones. I am just saying that there were other issues and ultimately, you couldn’t control it.”

“But, Teddy….” he interjected.

“If your mom or dad had come to you and said, we can’t afford to do this anymore. You have to give it up. I know for a fact that you would have given it up. They didn’t ask you to make that sacrifice so instead they made the sacrifice. You are not responsible for their choice. Do you really think it’s your fault your parents split up?”

Tyler nodded his head. She put their ice creams on the table and pulled him into a tight hug. “It’s not your fault. I think you know that deep down inside, but I am telling- It’s not your fault. That voice inside of your head is lying to you, Tyler. Don’t listen to it okay.” She heard him sniffling into her shoulder. “You were never a burden to your family. You were and always will be a blessing to them, and to me. Do you understand that?. You are a blessing because you love them well and you work your ass off to give them the best life possible. You are a good son and a good brother.”

They sat holding each other for a while. Tyler whispered, “The worst part was knowing my mom was in pain and not being able to help her. I was so powerless. It killed me then and it’s killing me now.”

Teddy sat back, “Your mom is in pain? What’s going on?”

Tyler shook his head, “No- but my best friend is. She won’t tell me so I can help her.”

Teddy’s jaw dropped, “Tyler- it’s not your responsibility to help me.”

“And that doesn’t stop me from wanting to help. You're in pain. I think you've been in pain since Ashley. Please let me help you, Teddy."

"Okay," she said softly, "but not everything. If your heart breaks, I can't fix it for you right now. Got it?"

"I have been thoroughly warned," he cracked a smile.

Teddy took a deep breath and started. Tyler sat back and listened with his head down. Occasionally he would look up with an expression of shock or anger. When she concluded, "Do you have any questions?"

"Do you think he wants to hurt you again? He asked.

"I don't know. It may not be his primary objective but he wouldn't miss an opportunity to hurt me." she proclaimed.

“How long did it take you to heal?”

“Physically- a few months; emotionally- well, I am still working on it,” she declared.

"Is that why you take boxing lessons? So you can defend yourself?

"At first, yes but I got good at it and love it," she beamed.

“Does it ever come up with Big Rig? You know that stuff that happened to you?” he continued.

“Yes, it does,” she answered truthfully, “but we talk it out and move on. You have no idea of how much crap he has to put up with, but he’s not leaving me.”

“Do you think that you are going to marry him?” Tyler smiled.

“That’s the plan, but he has things he wants to accomplish first,” she smiled back, “I went from the worst man ever to the best man ever.”

“How long do you have to be on lockdown?”

“As long as Chaz is out there, I guess,” she sighed.

“You can’t go out at all? What about going to games?”

“I have to have a guard with me and a detailed plan. Games should be okay but I will confirm with Steve. Anything else requires advance notice,” she explained.

“Can you find out about the 16th? We are doing a party for Comeau for his birthday? It’ll be fun. Tipsy Teddy can come out to play.” he laughed.

“God, I hope I am out of lockdown by then. If not, Tipsy Teddy will definitely need to come out to play. I need to check with Lex and Steve. I’ll let you know.” she smiled. It was nice to think about something non-Chaz related. “Anything else you want to know?” she asked, “Speak now or forever hold your peace.”

“Can I give you a hug?” he asked.

“On one condition,” she replied.

“What?”

“Tell me what Ashley said about me. Not knowing is worse than knowing. My mind has been fucking with me. Just tell me,” she pleaded.

“Okay, but if it breaks your heart, I can’t fix it for you right now. Got it?” he playfully mocked- using her words against her.

“I have been thoroughly warned,” she replied.

“Again, I heard this second-hand from Andrea, but she said that she heard that you were cray-cray, it was just a matter of time before Big Rig came to his senses because you are damaged goods,” he said quietly.

“Fuck, no wonder you didn’t tell me,” Teddy joked. “I mean it’s partly true, right? I am cray-cray, but at least in that adorable cray-cray kind of way, right?” She reached over and squeezed Tyler’s hand. “Damaged goods? I mean I am certainly damaged, but Lex is not going anywhere.”

He smiled at her, “You’re taking it better than I imagined.”

Teddy shrugged her shoulders, “I had a good chat with Lex this morning. He loves me and wants me, even in my very damaged condition. That’s all I really need to know.”

“Wow, can I have one of those Big Rig chats? That sounds amazing.” Tyler teased.

“Tell me something though. Turns out that Lex discovered last week that Ashley wasn’t faithful to him. In fact, she tried to jump from him to a higher profile player. Know anything about that?” she probed.

Tyler blinked and put his head down, “Fuck”.

“It WAS you. I thought something else had to be behind your anger. I mean you didn’t get that mad at Bree when she talked shit about me so I knew it was something else.” Teddy gasped.

“Don’t tell him,” Tyler sighed, “I never wanted him to find out, but yes- she made a pass at me.”

“And you are sure it wasn’t just friendly banter?” Teddy asked.

“Do you try to grab a guy’s dick as part of friendly banter? Tyler scoffed.

“Holy shit,”

“Holy shit is right,” Tyler continued. “I didn’t say anything because he was so into her, but yeah, she is a fucking bitch. I also have a bit of a reputation so yeah- I wasn’t sure he would believe me”

“Your secret's safe with me,” Teddy consoled him, “but if I was betting, I would bet that he already knows. The man is a fucking mind reader”

Suddenly the door opened and Lex walked into carrying a huge box, “Who knows what? Me? Do I already know something?”

Tyler's eyes grew big.

“You know that Tyler’s the biggest goof on the planet,” Teddy teased.

“Yeah, everyone knows that Bliss,” he walked over and kissed on the top of the head, “Seggy, you staying for dinner? I brought fried chicken.”

Tyler stood up, "Nah, I am going to head home. Teddy, text or call me later, okay?

Teddy walked him to the front door, "See ya soon."

He pulled in for a hug, "Thanks for telling me. Let me know if I can help. Love you."

She returned his hug, "Thanks for telling me your thing. I know it was hard. It wasn't your fault. Let me know when you need me to tell you again. Love you to pieces, Bestie"

After he got into his car, she turned and ran to Lex who was pulling out the food. She wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head on his back.

Teddy exclaimed, “Fried chicken from Bubba’s? Did you really bring me fried chicken from Bubba’s? Did you bring me fried apricot pies too? What did I do to deserve such wonderful treats?”

He turned around and wrapped his arms around her, “Yes, I thought you were in desperate need of grease and sugar. I also don’t want to hear a damn word about calories tonight, Bliss. You lost weight with that stupid shit you pulled."

Teddy tilted her head, "and you don't like it?"

He shook his head, "I don't like you hating your body and not eating. You need to be strong, Bliss. You can't defend yourself if you don't have any energy. You need to be able to defend yourself. I need to know that you can defend yourself. "

Teddy nodded her head, "Understood. Let's eat and then I can help unload the truck so we can snuggle on the couch."

They sat down to eat. Lex asked how her conversation with Tyler went. "No more attitude?" he asked.

"He definitely had a change in attitude after you said something," she started before leaning over to kiss his cheek, "I love how you protect me. It feels good to be protected and loved by you."

He turned to face her and put his hand on her cheek, "I will always protect you. It would kill me if something were to happen to you."

She leaned into his hand, feeling the weight of his statement, "I'll do what it takes to stay safe, I promise." Then she took a bite of chicken, "I told him about Chaz- almost everything." Lex raised an eyebrow. "I didn't tell him about wanting to die that night and the details about the sexual assault," she added. She leaned her head on his shoulder, "He isn't as strong as you. It would break him. You're the only one besides my therapists who know those things."

They ate the rest of their meal quietly, stealing kisses between bites. Then Lex unloaded the truck as Teddy unpacked the boxes. All of her filming equipment was stacked in the spare room. He was in the bathroom unpacking when he heard her laugh from the bedroom. He walked in to find her holding the pink vibrator in her hand. "You know the sign of a strong and secure man is a man who packs his girlfriend's vibrator unprompted," she joked as she walked over and kissed his chest, "I love that you embrace the sex toys."

"Well, I have a long road trip later this week. I can't leave you unprepared," he teased as he lifted Teddy into his arms, "Are you going to let me listen to you use it?"

She kissed his neck, "You know I will. Do you want a preview of coming attractions?" She licked his jawline before finding his lips. Teddy moaned softly before kissing his soft lips, her hand moved to the back of his hand. He walked her over to the bed and placed her down gently. She sat up and tugged her shirt off as he did the same. They smiled and began a silent race to get naked. She pushed her body further on to the bed as he climbed on top of her, kissing her shoulders.

He reached for Pinky and turned it on low, letting vibrations reverberate on her skin before dragging it across her nipple. "I'll skip the preview and go straight for the triple-feature," he teased her.

"Oh my," she moaned as he moved it lower, “Is it rated XXX?”

“Makes porn look tame,” he kissed her.

Saturday, February 9th

The morning security debrief was relatively short as there was no news to report. Lex left for morning skate with a hug and kiss from Teddy. She tried to make light of the situation when he left, “Have fun on the outside. Bring back the news of the world.” She was happy to receive a text from Lex a couple of hours later.

Lex pulled into the parking spot in front of the little bakery that Teddy loved. He checked his phone and sent a couple of text messages. He was vaguely aware of a black infiniti back into the spot next to his. When he got out of his truck, he made brief eye contact with the driver before walking into the bakery. He turned back and looked at the car with the feeling of faint recognition. In the bakery, he purchased Teddy’s coffee along with Teddy’s sea salt peanut butter brownie. He opened the door to his truck when he heard, “Hey, aren’t you Jamie Oleksiak- the Big Rig?”

Lex placed the items in the truck and turned around, “Yeah, that’s me.

“Funny, I thought you would be bigger,” the driver taunted.

“ Do I know you?” Lex asked.

The driver flashed a smile, “No, but we have a mutual friend.”

“Oh really? Who’s that?” Lex questioned as the driver rev’d his engine.

“Tell Teddy I said hello. I’ll see her around,” Chaz said as he floored the gas and sped down the street.

Next Chapter

#journey to the emerald city #jamie oleksiak imagines #nhl fiction #nhl fic #jamie oleksiak smut #jamie oleksiak fanfiction #seattle kraken imagine #seattle kraken fic #hockey rpf #hwncloud #hwn cloud

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newtonsheffield · 3 years ago

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I hope that now you can see how obsessed we our with Lucy’s emotional journey in Katie, one day you’ll strongly consider giving us Lucy’s POV Unexpected. Like seriously give us the whole 15k!!! *grabby hands* All the angst! All the pining!!!!

OKAY!

I wanted to write Unexpected from her POV! I love Lucy! But I don't know, the story worked better from Gregory's at the time

But I actually would be interested in writing this from her POV because imagine Lucy watching Gregory laughing across the office and her heart aching whenever he says That's why we're friend's Lucy Loo! And she goes home at night, to the house that she lived in with her parents that just feels empty now, and tears fall down her face because she's tried and tried her whole life to be perfect, and Gregory still doesn't want her.

Oooof Let's take a look

Lucy sighed as she unlocked her front door, silence greeting her in the dark entryway, echoing through her as she flicked the lights on. She opened the closet, hanging her coat up and then leaving her bag on the table in the hall. Trying not to run through the day in its entirety as she went upstairs, slipping out of her shoes, lining them up carefully back in her wardrobe.

Well, that wasn't fair. She didn't usually review the entire day, just every time Gregory Bridgerton had looked at her, or spoken to her. And somehow that was worse. Lucy had spent the last ten years of her life being moulded, browbeaten really, into perfection. Or at least, her Uncle Robert's version of it. She was meticulous, and well dressed and, funny sometimes, and she had high enough self esteem to know that she was an attractive woman. And still, Gregory Bridgerton didn't want her.

He'd sat across from her at the staff meeting today, his eyes laughing brightly as she tossed Cheesy Wotsits in his mouth, hooting happily when he caught them, and Lucy had tried to stop herself from feeling the emotions that bubbled in her chest every time she looked at him these days. Words pushing at the back of her throat I'm in love with you, Greg as he grinned at her and said,

"Perfect aim as always, Lucy Loo. 10/10 quality friend."

And just like that he'd ripped her heart out of her chest as he spun around in his chair, completely ignoring Anthony talking about the conduct expected of them all at the charity gala this weekend.

And still, her heart, held tightly in his fist fluttered when he leaned across the table, his eyes sparkling behind his glasses at her boyishly and said " £10 and I'll tell Anthony to keep it in his pants."

And still Lucy had smiled "£5."

Gregory had sent her a wink, squeezing her heart still more firmly.

"Hey, Anthony, just to be clear, if we're talking about appropriate conduct, will you and your lovely new fiancée be sneaking away from the party again this year?"

"No." Anthony had said sharply. "He means no promises." Kate had quipped, leaning across the table to high five her brother in law while Anthony hissed Really, Kate! And Gregory had looked so carefree and Handsome Lucy had found it impossible to not to smile along with him, though all she'd really wanted to do was cry.

Especially when He smiled at her at the end of the day when he left a vimto lollipop on his desk and said

"This is why we're best friends La la la Lucy!"

Lucy sat at her kitchen counter alone, her reheated left overs looking grimly up at her, music blaring from the speaker next to her, not wanting to be alone with her thoughts just for once. She'd ignored her brother's message, scrolled through instagram boredly for a while, but then she'd seen Kate's post, a picture of her tucked on Anthony's lap, Newton in a backpack her smile bright as Anthony left a kiss on her cheek. And it had looked so blindingly happy, so comfortable, that Lucy had had to look away. A ridiculous wanting rising in her chest, because honestly, she didn't even remember the last time she had been that free to be herself with someone.

So she sat, alone at her kitchen counter, the light casting a glow across the picture of her parents on the fridge, averting her eyes so she didn't have to look at her own childish smile as her phone lit up.

Gregory 👓: Lucy Loo, you're obviously very busy and important but turn on the TV, Mean Girls is on! I know you like it!

And stupidly, tears starting falling onto the bench in front of her.

And the next day, when she stood next to him in the lift, she pretended all over again, that she wasn't in love with Gregory Bridgerton.

#bridgerton and sons au #lucy x gregory #lucy abernathy #gregory bridgerton #unexpected: a bridgerton and sons fic #molly's asks and answers

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beermanoftana · 3 years ago

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you can do it all, why not? here's me sending the ask and kindly request you to answer all the ship questions 😂😂

omg! yes yes yes! thank you, sky!!

okay, so this is going to be a mix of all the fandoms i am in. as you all know, i am a ships enthusiast so get ready! let's do this!

1. first ship you remember

takeru/hikari from digimon. they were my otp before i even knew what shipping is. also, they awakened my love for the pink/green combination. the ending still makes me so bitter (who isn’t bitter about it...)!

2. your newest ship

gojo and marin from my dress up darling!! they’re so cute omg!! i love them so much!! i cannot. i can’t wait for them to get together, but at the same time, let the pining continue!!

3. favourite ship ever

...is this question even legal. um. there is not such thing as “favorite ship ever”??? don’t make me choose. legit, i’m not going to choose. sorry. THERE ARE TOO MANY.

4. favourite m/f ship

my default answer has always been ariadne/arthur from inception. but is it still?

5. favourite m/m ship

casey/rj from power rangers jungle fury. i really want casey for myself but for some reason this ship made me feel things??? i read a smutty fic of them once, and the flames in my heart soared.

6. favourite f/f ship

gia/emma from power rangers megaforce/super megaforce. they’re gay. they’re absolutely gay. i love emma/orion but emma is gay. especially gia.

7. most innocent ship

bridge/syd from power rangers spd! they are so cute.

8. most fluffy ship

charlie/harper from set it up, and matt/jenna from 13 going on 30!! they’re the cutest <3 and like, i don’t see anything wrong with them at all.

9. most angsty ship

james and juliet from lost. ‘nuff said.

10. most smutty ship

let’s go and watch netflix, there’s plenty of there.

11. ship that you would never have wanted in canon but like in fanworks

arthur/eames from inception. do not count the poly ship! this is arthur/eames alone. i do not want them together at all, but their fanworks??? so pretty!!

12. character that you can only imagine in one ship

pretty much all the characters in my ships. i mostly go “no, they belong to them!”. i refuse to see most of my characters in ships that are not my ships.

13. most shippable character

i’m not too sure about this one but i see sansa stark from game of thrones, omg. i’m a huge sansa/jamie fan but i can also see sansa/theon and sansa/jon. i used to like sansa/petyr but i realized the error of my ways. i also like sansa/tyrion but more as friends. i also like dany/sansa!!

14. character that you can’t imagine in any ship

oliver wood from harry potter. and also peter pevensie from the chronicles of narnia. why? well. you know.

15. favourite poly ship

arthur/ariadne/eames from inception. i have read so many fics of them that i cannot even see them without each other. i will always love arthur/ariadne alone, and eames/robert, but this poly ship is just...wow. i also like that idea that their son takes after arthur, and their daughter takes after eames.

16. characters that you kinda ship but prefer as brotp

mmm gilgamesh/thena from marvel. i love their relationship. like, i want one. and i know some people ship them romantically but i’ve always brotp-ed them. but seeing gifs and finally watching the movie, i can see where they’re coming from. and it is cute, i admit, but i see them more as a brotp.

17. characters that you ship and can’t imagine to be friends

mulder/scully from the x-files. have you seen them?? omg you will see what i’m talking about.

18. guilty pleasure ship

zeke/celestia from my book angel rogue...for reasons.

19. ship that you never expected to ship.

ichigo/orihime from bleach. tbh i really thought i’d ship ichigo/rukia but here we are.

20. ship that you liked but don’t anymore

oliver/katie from harry potter. i loved reading stories of them before for some reason. but now that i realize oliver isn’t too shippable, and my new found love for george/katie back then.

21. ship that one day you were thinking of and thought “wait, when I started shipping it?”

steve/natasha from marvel! i know i found them cute in the avengers, especially in their first scene, but like...how did it escalate so big???? i was just looking for loki and clint but then i got romangers!!!

22. ship that you immediately fall in love with after one scene despite not considering it before.

same as #21 (copy pasted): steve/natasha from marvel! i know i found them cute in the avengers, especially in their first scene, but like...how did it escalate so big???? i was just looking for loki and clint but then i got romangers!!!11

23. poly ship that you ship despite not shipping some of the characters in it outside of poly ship.

same answer as #15 (copy pasted): arthur/ariadne/eames from inception. i have read so many fics of them that i cannot even see them without each other. i will always love arthur/ariadne alone, and eames/robert, but this poly ship is just...wow. i also like that idea that their son takes after arthur, and their daughter takes after eames.

24. biggest notp

i have many. absolutely many. but when i saw this question the first time my thought went straight to sora/yamato from digimon. like...no. i cannot stand it. it just does’t seem right. don’t ask me to explain. do not. because. just because.

25. favourite foe yay ship

all my enemies-to-lovers ships.

26. characters that you like in every dynamic (lovers, friends, enemies)

dean/jo from supernatural! more as lovers but i don’t mind them as just friends either. maybe not enemies enemies, but their banter is mini-banter is beautiful.

27. ship that you expected to ship before reading/watching franchise and you do

ron/hermione from harry potter most definitely. i’ve heard a lot about them before i watched/read hp (i think my first time to watch was 3rd grade? and my reading was 2nd year hs?). but even before that i already knew romione would be the one.

28. ship that you expected to ship before reading/watching franchise and you don’t

ah! there was one, there was one. wait, let me try to remember. ugh, i cannot remember it. but there was one! one is clark/lexa from the 100, but i know there was one that i really thought i’d ship but i didn’t!! oh, another one i thought of is sam/ruby from supernatural.

29. favourite crossover ship

anzai from devils line and mai taniyama from ghost hunt <3 i dunno, i just think it’d be cute!

30. favourite canon ship

i will take advantage of all my ships that are canon so all my canon ships!!

31. favourite non-canon ship

sadly...way too many. i cry so very much.

32. favourite ship for hurt-comfort

i really like clint and laura/bobbi from marvel. again, i’m not sure if laura and bobbi are actually the same person but i just love reading hurt/comfort stuff for them.

33. ship that you ship in one installment of franchise but not in other (for example in movie, but not in the book this movie is based on)

finnick and johanna from the hunger games, i like them in the movies but not in the books. i just didn’t like annie in the movies.

34. ship that you never expected to ship when you were younger but here you are

huh...i can’t really think of any right now, tbh. i don’t think i never expected to ship something when i was young. i’m pretty sure most of the ships i like atm are not unexpected?? i think?

35. ship that you have kinda love/hate relationship with

daniel/daisy from marvel. i like them, they’re cute, but i super ship daisy with *ahem* ward (do not blame me! they did such a good thing in s1!!!).

36. characters that you can’t decide if you prefer as ship or brotp

fitzsimmons from marvel. i do like them as a ship but at the same time i only see them as a brotp?? but yes, i know they’re married.

omg this was so hard but i loved it so much!!! thank you!!

send me a number and a fandom (or just a number!)

#ahhh omg this was so hard but i loved it!!!#i feel like this was very tricky #especially since i have more than one most of the time #but i did it!!!#woooh!#again!!#earlgreymon #type: eve answers

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peakyxtommy · 4 years ago

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Baby’s First Christmas

Summary: Enjoying Baby’s First Christmas with Bonnie, John, & Isaiah.

A/N: Request by @peakyrogers , hope you enjoy! Happy New Year! Wishing you the best this year!

Bonnie: 6m (Son)

It was the big day in the Gold household. It was Aiden's first Christmas. You and Bonnie loved the holiday and always decorated your home accordingly. It was even more fun now that you had your son with you both. You took photos at the beginning of the month and made homemade Christmas cards for your family and friends. You were putting the last sock on your son’s foot before you heard the doorbell ring and loud shouts coming from the door.

You watch as your son’s eyes jump open even wider at the noises.

“I think our family is here to visit Aiden.” You laugh at him before bringing him into your arms, kissing the top of his head.

“If it isn’t the spitting image of my son or what?” Aberama throws his hands toward you as you come down the stairs. You hand your son over to his grandfather, going to stand next to Bonnie.

“I think so more and more everyday” You respond but with looking Bonnie straight in his eyes as he gives you a warm smile. You give him a chaste kiss enjoying the feeling of his lips on yours.

“Eww, enough you two. You already have one here for the party, wait until we leave to start cracking at number two.” His sister speaks, taking your son out his grandfather’s arms moving to sit on the couch next to the tree.

“Let’s open some presents.” Aberama speaks.

You take a seat on the floor by the tree and help Bonnie pass out presents one by one. Everyone takes turns opening them and you sit your son down and help him open a few presents but he enjoyed the paper more.

“At least he’s having fun love.” Bonnie speaks as your son squeals in delight at the paper he’s playing with. As the day progressed with dinner, sweets, and hot chocolate. The baby went to bed on time but you and Bonnie went to bed way past your bedtime too busy talking off the sugar rush from the day.

John: 9m (Daughter)

“Miss Emerson, I think you’re almost ready!” John cheers as your nine month old daughter is standing up holding on to the table in front of her bounce on her small feet, as he sits behind her encouraging her movements.

“John, let the poor girl rest. You’ve been at it all week, yeah. Can’t tire her out before presents and on the night before her first Christmas at that hun.” You bend down to give him a kiss, feeling the cool metal of his rings brush against your skin as he tries to deepen it.

“You better behave or you won’t get your present from Santa.” You playfully smack his chest as he licks his lips.

“I called and talked to Santa today personally myself. Do you want to know what he said?” He says in a cocky tone with the smirk to match.

“What did Santa tell you Mr.Shelby?” You humor him right back, enjoying teasing each other.

“He told me you were on the naughty list and I was free to punish you.” His warm breath whispers into the shell of your ear.

“Well, if that’s true. I’ll be ready at a more suitable hour and I'll accept whatever punishment there is to offer. But for now we have a bedtime story and cookies that need to be laid out. So I need you to wrangle the crew for hot chocolate and remind Katie to bring the book down.”

“That’s a lot of things to do.”

“Well I'm sure you can make due.” You kiss him quick before going off to the kitchen to start the first batch of hot chocolate, while John took Emerson and went upstairs to get the rest of the children who were playing together.

Soon enough you were dropping Emerson in her crib and John was handling the other three. You went back downstairs to find your husband sipping on Santa’s whiskey and eating the first of quite a few cookies on the plate.

“We have some quick cleaning to do and then we can enjoy the rest of our evening alone Father Christmas.” You speak pouring your own small glass of whiskey and enjoy a cookie as John stared at you with total lust. It wasn’t long before you tangled in his arms as the moonlight glistened through the windows.

It felt like it wasn’t much longer until the sun was peeking through the windows and the thumps of footsteps and loud whispers were heard as the door was creaking open with your rambunctious children.

“Merry Christmas.” You hear your son Avery speak as your eyes meet his and help lift him onto the bed as Katie and John do the same until the whole crew is in your bed which wasn’t an uncommon occurrence in your home.

“Can we open our presents?” Robert, your second son asks John as he sits in between you two as Emerson is sitting on John’s chest.

“Yes, but everyone needs to make sure they brush their teeth and wash their face first. Then go downstairs and we’ll be down in a couple of minutes.” He speaks with a soft but serious tone as the children cheer rushing off to do as they were told.

“Merry Christmas Dad.” You kiss John’s cheek. “Happy first Christmas to my sweet girl.” You say to Emerson who was babbling to herself as she sat on the bed between you and John.

“Merry Christmas doll. Let's get ready for the day, got loads to do today.” He takes Emerson getting up and grabbing his robe off the chair. You follow suit getting yourself freshened up as John takes care of Emerson’s needs. You make it down stairs before them and watch as your kids chat among themselves about what Santa might have gotten them. John and Emerson come two minutes later and he lets the kids begin opening their presents as you go to heat Emerson a bottle to eat while her siblings open presents.

She eats content on the couch as John helps the children. When she’s done eating, you sit her on the floor by the tree next to John who helps her open her presents. It’s the cutest sight really, watching the man you love interact with all your children. He had his own love and devotion toward them, but he would always have a face of softness reserved for them only.

Once breakfast is finished and the kids are content in the living room playing with their toys as a Christmas movie plays in the background, John was back in his usual spot with Emerson trying to get her to walk yet again.

“Love I think she finally has it. Switch spots with me.” He speaks with excitement in his voice.

“Come on Emery. Come to daddy.” He cheers, clapping his hands and holding them open for her as you begin helping her walk the small length until she takes off on her own for just a few steps before falling into John’s lap.

“See, I knew you could do it! I told your mummy so!” He lifts her into the air kissing her cheeks as she laughs from the attention. You couldn’t be any happier on Christmas day than to be surrounded by your big beautiful family.

Isaiah: 11ms (twins girl and boy)

“Love we have to get going or we’re going to be late to mass and my dad will have our heads.” Your husband of five years stresses to you as you finish putting on your heeled boots.

“Alright, I’m almost ready. Get the kids in their car seats and I’ll help you bring them to the car okay?” You look up at him to see him give you a small smile knowing that you weren’t the cause of his stress but his father who asked him to give the opening and closing prayer to the service. He simply leaves the room to go back to your fraternal twins. You check your purse to make sure you have everything and the diaper bag as well. You zip up your coat and grab the bags making your way down stairs to see your husband at the door with both babies in their car seats wide awake.

“The doors on the car are open but be careful it’s a little slippery out.” He gives you your son, Leon, to take to the passenger side of the backseat while he takes your daughter, pearl, to the other half. Once everyone was strapped in, he began the short drive to the church. You would arrive just in time to grab your seats and for Isaiah to see his dad who looked like he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw you all walk through the door.

The service goes by pretty quickly with the songs, message, children play, and then lighting of the candles. You find yourselves talking with the congregation and Jeremiah to remind what time to come for presents and breakfast in the morning. You were headed back home because it was way past the kids bedtime. When you get in, you change them and place them down for the night. You and Isaiah took a quick shower together and made love in bed before falling asleep.

The next morning you found yourself at the tree with Isaiah and your twins in a circle at the tree as Jeremiah watched from the couch with a huge smile on his face. You watched as the twins took turns opening their presents to the best of their abilities and getting excited at the mess the wrapping paper was creating. Shoving every little toy in your face as it was revealed to them so they knew that you saw it.

“I have a special gift for you!” Isaiah hands you a box and you open it to see two tickets and a new silk dress.

“This is too much Isaiah. You’re too good to me.”

“That’s not all and we’ll be spending a three day weekend in London too, just the two of us. Dad’s going to watch the twins.” He winks at you as you feel the butterflies in your stomach grow even after all this time together.

“That sounds lovely, thank you.” You smile at him and his father. Once you clean up the wrapping papers you settle down for brunch with Isaiah and his father. Once it’s over, you put the twins down for a nap and the two of you decide to take a nap as well. That when he asks you a serious question.

“Do you want to have another baby soon?”

“Yes, we can. Right after the twin’s first birthday. Now let’s sleep.” You kiss his lips confirming the decision. You rest your head on his rest as his arms tight around your waist. You both fall asleep together.

#Peaky Blinders #peaky blinders preference #holiday imagine #peakyholiday #peakyxtommy #holiday prompts #john shelby x reader #bonnie gold x reader #isaiah jesus x reader #john shelby #Bonnie Gold #isaiah jesus

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babygirlizz · 4 years ago

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izzie’s favorite movies and tv shows of 2020 (aka the worst year ever)

another year, another movie and tv show review. this year has, to put it simply, sucked. 2020 has been so terribly awful that sometimes the only light you can see are the absolute bangers of movies and tv shows that came out this year. with that being said, some of the movies and tv shows didn't come out in 2020. if the are mentioned in this post it is because they either: had a season come out this year, i found them this year, or they became popular this year.

SPOILERS: it may not come as a surprise but just in case you didn't realize, there will be many spoilers ahead, read at your own risk.

tw // death, suicide, drug use, mild adult language. if any of these things might trigger you, i strongly urge you not to read this post.

there is no specific order of these shows and movies, i'm just writing as they come to mind. if you enjoy any of these movies or tv shows, or if you have any suggestions for me, please let me know!

TV SHOWS

1) Santa Clarita Diet

Okay, so I know this show doesn't have anything to do with 2020. But, I found this show in 2020. I put it off for a while, thinking it wasn't my style of a show, but boy was I wrong. I loved this show. Sheila Hammond (Drew Barrymore) is a normal suburban wife and mom. She is a real estate agent with her husband Joel (Timothy Olyphant). She struggles with the fact that she isn't very adventurous. This all changes when she throws up an insane amount at a house showing. She then finds herself craving adventure, and craving human flesh. Yeah, she's a zombie. Not only is this show super hilarious, but it also shows the growth that they have with their characters and their family. I'm also team Abby (Liv Hewson) and Eric (Skyler Gisondo).

2) Outer Banks

So, I'm from NC. And, watching this show at first bothered me because I can very obviously tell this show isn't actually filmed in the obx, and the geography isn't exact, but once I got past that, I loved it. John B (Chase Stokes) is a teenager that lives in the poor side of the outer banks. He has a friend group called the Pogues which consists of JJ (Rudy Pankow), Pope (Jonathan Daviss), and Kie (Madison Bailey). They absolutely hate the Kooks, which are the rich kids. A while after John B's dad gets lost at sea, presumed dead, the group finds some evidence that may solve the mystery, and make them rich. In the process, John B falls in love with a Kook names Sarah (Madelyn Cline) whose father Ward (Charles Esten) may have a little more to do with the mystery than he let on. Through friendship, murder, and secrets, the gang may just figure out what happened to John B's dad.

3) Love, Victor

Alright. I loved loved loved Love, Simon. I also really loved the book "Simon vs. the Homosapien Agenda." So, when I heard about this show, I was so excited. Victor (Michael Cimino) is a teenage boy that moved to Creekwood with his family. He meets Felix (Anthony Turpel) who lives in his building. He also meets Mia (Rachel Hilson) and they begin dating. But, he also meets Benji (George Sear). While trying to get used to a new school, new friends, and a new relationship, Victor finds himself questioning his sexuality. With the help of Simon (Nick Robinson) and his friends, Victor finds it in himself to finally come out, and he admits his feelings, for Benji. This is such a good show, but I was so upset when season 1 ended on a cliff-hanger.

4) The Haunting of Bly Manor

The sequel to The Haunting of Hill House. Now listen, haunting of hill house was an absolute banger. When I saw that Bly came out I nearly died. I was so excited. But, I was alone in my apartment and also a lil bitch. So, I had to wait a week until I was home with my family to watch it. Now, I was so excited to be scared, and there were a few jump scares and ominous moments, but this season was more centered around the story line of Dani Clayton (Victoria Pedretti) and her new life in a foreign country. When seeing an ad for a live in job as an au pair. When she gets there, she meets the two young children she’ll be looking out for and the other workers of the house, including the gardener, Jamie (Amelia Eve). Throughout her stay at Bly she begins to notice weird behaviors from both children and by the end of the series she sacrifices herself for the children. Sadly, this story is being told by Jamie who Dani had fallen in love with during her stay at Bly. Now I was somewhat upset about the lack of horror, but was still very intrigued and drawn in by this series.

5) Julie and the Phantoms

Alright, at first I was not gonna watch this show. I thought it looked a little too young and childish for me, but everyone was talking about it on twitter so I had to. I. Love. This. Show. This show centers around Julie (Madison Reyes). Julie is a teenage girl who, sadly, lost her mother. The one major thing she shared with her mom, was their love for music. Since her mothers passing, she gave up music. This is until, dead musicians from the 90′s show up in her garage. Luke (Charlie Gillespie), Alex (Owen Joyner), and Reggie (Jeremy Shada) all tragically passed away in the 90′s after eating bad street hotdogs. When Julie finds their CD in her garage, she decides to play it and they come back in ghost form. But, only she can see them. With their help, she finds her confidence to play music again. Also, she has to find away for them to stay because they’re slowly disappearing.

6) Derry Girls

Bitch. I love this show. And yeah it didn’t come out in 2020. Shut up. I found this show recently after watching the cast on the holiday special of the Great British Baking Show. I loved the actors so I had to watch the show. This show focuses on Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson) a 16 year old girl that lives in Derry, Northern Ireland in the 90′s. Alongside her is her cousin Orla (Louisa Harland), her two friends Clare (Nicola Coughlan) and Michelle (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell), and Michelle’s English cousin James (Dylan Llewellyn). During these years, a lot of people in Ireland struggled, especially because it was during wartime. Even thought this show isn’t focused heavily around the war, it’s amazing to see these teens live a fulfilling life while struggling with the state of their country, and the lack of money that their families have.

7) Elite

HA. This show did have a season in 2020 so leave me alone. But bro, I love this show. At first, I didn’t watch it because I thought I could only watch the dubbed version in English, which I hate. I hate dubbed shows they look so weird. But, once I found out I could watch this show in Spanish, I fell in love. But, sadly, theres too damn much to talk about in one little post. It’s crazy. But basically it just follows the lives of teens in high school that are trying to survive. And no, not in the “I’m surviving high school,” sense. No, people be getting murdered.

MOVIES (tbh i didn’t find a lot of movies good this year lmk which movies u liked this year and maybe i’ll like them!)

1) All the Bright Places

After the death of her sister, Violet (Elle Fanning) is devastated. She closes herself off, and has her parents get her out of doing school work that involves working with others. But, as time goes on, they realize she may need to start to move on. Violet then meets Finch (Justice Smith) who is enamored by Violet. He suggests they do a project together. While finding and visiting some of the smallest wonders of their state, they begin to fall for each other. While you are focusing on Violet and her mental health, you tend to miss some of the signs that Finch’s mental health isn’t great either, but by the time you do, it could be too late.

2) Dangerous Lies

Hmm. This was weird for me. I had only ever seen Camila Mendes in Riverdale, and honestly, not a fan. So, Katie (Camila Mendes) and her husband Adam (Jessie T. Usher) are struggling with money. Katie decides to take a job working for an elderly man, and eventually gets her husband hired there as well. Unfortunately, he dies, but for some odd reason, leaves the house and all of his fortune, to Katie. As they get comfortable in the house, they begin to uncover some very weird and dangerous lies.

3) The Devil All the Time

Ok. Iconic. You got so many hot men in this movie. Bill Skarsgård, Sebastian Stan, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson. C’mon now. That’s crazy. But, this story is so long and in depth that I wouldn’t even know where to begin. This movie is a bit disturbing. It involves murder, sexual assault, killing of animals, and so much more so if that’s an issue for you please do not watch this movie. It was also quite long, but it was still good.

4) After We Collided

Okay just listen. I was that teenager. I read wattpad stories and was, embarrassingly, addicted to After. This was not a great movie per say, but it was After. This is a sequel to the movie After. This movie centers around Tessa (Josephine Langford) and her recovery after her breakup with Hardin (Hero Fiennes Tiffin). Theres sex, alcohol, bad acting. The whole nine-yards. But c’mon, they’re so cute together.

5) To All the Boys p.s. I Still Love You

Okay it was a good movie. I enjoyed it. This movie focuses on Lara Jean (Lana Condor) and her boyfriend Peter (Noah Centineo) and their relationship post the first movie. But of course relationships aren’t super steady, and John Ambrose McClaren (Jordan Fisher) shows up. Yeah, John Ambrose, from her letter. They become closer and Lara Jean has to decide who she wants to be with. Spoiler, it’s Peter. BOOOOOOO justice for John Ambrose McClaren, he deserved better.

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mjsparkour · 4 years ago

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Okay, I asked you a while back for some fic recs and I am in need of more. Have you read any Gina x Ricky lately? Would love for you to share the ones you've loved

Hey!

I’m so glad you liked my rec the last time, there have been alot of fics that have been written since you last asked so this list was super hard to limit. There are alot in this list alone (17 overall I think). I could always recommend more, Rina writers are just so talented. So here's a list of some of my favorites <3

The Story of Us by peculiarblue

‘gina learns that sometimes things have to fall apart so that they can fall back together, right where they were always meant to be’ This is a complete 2 part chapter fic

Thee Rina bible. It’s everything we could ever want and need. Everything we want s2 to be and more. It’s an absolute masterpiece in every way. So many parts where I nearly died, the angst in the fight scene, the tension before they made up (the dress scene that reminded me so much of that amylaurie scene I lost my mind a little more), them being absolutely gone for each other!!! it’s just perfect in every way.

When Your With Me and Were Alone by orphan account

‘Ricky Bowen remembers everything.’ This is a one-shot three-part completed series.

My favorite series, it’s gotta be. It’s the first of its kind for rina fics. Lore does an incredible job of realistically writing rina’s characterization and reactions to Gina moving and what would happen after. A wonderfully talented writer, utilizing the power of her words while minimalist carries an effect.

You Know Me Better by This_is_Riri

‘Gina was moving. This would be her sixth move in seven years. She was used to it by now...only this time, it felt different. Post episode 7.’ This is an incomplete multichapter fic.

This one really gets you at your gut. Heart-wrenching for both characters but mainly gina. The vents that happen to both characters, it just makes sense that so much more than their vunerabilities bonds them together. Perfect execution of the mutual understanding trope.

and I know I’ve kissed you before by ptrprkrs

‘but I didn’t do it right / can i try again, try again, try again? or: 5 times ricky kisses gina + 1 time she kisses back’ This is a complete one-shot.

I love a good five times plus one fic. This one is heartwarming, cheeky and cute. It gives a healthy balance of the inevitable anguish that comes with pining (and not just for the character but for frustrated readers that just wanna put these kids together already) but also the sweet innocence and fluff from first love (or first love adjacent).

what love might have done by rradioh

‘Ricky follows his gut. Everything changes. Some things stay the same.’ This is a completed one shot.

A good look into what could've been for season one. Reflecting moments that felt like they could’ve easily been placed in the show and showed the subtly of the growth of rinas relationship. It wasn’t something that was thrown into our faces but came gradually and this fic facilitates that growth with key moments that add to that. A Great one-shot.

And the 7th Thing I Hate The Most That You Do (You Make Me Love You) by iknowpIaces

‘It doesn’t help that he really does look good in his costume. God, she hates him. She hates him. She hates him. Then, he has the nerve to smile at her. And Gina hates how that smile alone sends her over the moon.’ This is a completed one shot.

SOOOO GOOD. No one understands, I love the trope where one person has a crush on the other and it's unrequited (or it seems that way) but eventually it's apparent that they're also just as gone for that person as soon as they start moving on, or feeling fine with having their feelings not reciprocated. Then they're both just mutual pining messes, ugh I love it. This fic handles the trope with care and rina just comes together organically.

lesson in love by finelineholland

“Give me 4 weeks. I’ll help you out. Like… a crash course, if you will. 'How to be the perfect boyfriend for Nini Salazar-Roberts': A class taught by yours truly.” This is an incomplete multichapter fic.

A rom-com in the form of a fic. It’s so true to Ricky and Gina as characters and their dynamic. The writing is really good and gives so much in terms of plot. I really hope it updates soon because I love a good makeover/transformation fic, it gives she’s all that and geek charming in the best ways.

take me to the feeling by peculiarblue

‘gina meets a stranger at a party she doesn't want to be at, and let's herself fall in love for the night, wherever it takes them’ This is a completed one shot.

Katie does it again. Another classic that makes us fall for rina while they fall for each other under the stars. You can’t help but feel something for them right off the bat because theirs something about the cheekiness of the dynamic and so real. You can’t help but fall for them, a must read.

The Last Time by mytearsricochet

‘this is the one where gina meets ricky and nothing is against them. except for a few misunderstandings, forgotten birthdays, wrong people, and missed opportunities. because as much as love doesn’t care about time, this is the one where time cares about love. and with time, everything falls into place.’ This is a completed one shot.

SO UNBELIAVBLEY UNDERRATED. This fic is too excellent, it's everything rinas could want. it’s an incredibly well done long slowburn that makes you strap in for the ride. With all those teasing moments where they're mutually pining and they're just on the precipice of finding out their feelings for one another only to hold back and stay friends (until the end of course). The end makes you work for it, but so worth it when you get to it.

10 Days in “Love” by kindredspiritsxo

‘It was almost the end of high school and nobody had it figured out. Especially Ricky Bowen. His parents had recently divorced, he had no idea what he's doing for college, his longtime girlfriend dumped him the month before and now he's been replaced by one of the most popular guys in school.

To make matters worse, he leaves for Europe in two days for his senior trip. The same senior trip that said ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend were going on. So, Ricky did what any desperate teenage boy would do to try and get his girlfriend back: he devised a plan. A plan that included the help of Gina Porter and playing pretend for 10 days.’ This is an incomplete multichapter fic.

I love a good traveling fic. Sometimes all it takes to get a character to wake up about things going on in their lives or feelings for character b is a good change of scenery. This fic does a great job of utilizing the enviornment to facilitate rinas love story through one of my favorite tropes, the fake dating trope. There's some angst along the way because nothing can ever come easy but it's not without its reward. It gives me major spiderman far from home vibes just solely because of petermjs adorableness and how that energy kinda translates to rina in this fic more so in the beginning before they have this repertoire.

on the line by peculiarblue

‘with everything in her life finally at a stand still for once the last thing gina needs is one curly haired skater to come in and give her a reason to change again

(or, gina lets ricky back into her life the only way she knows how, at a distance, through daily voicemails, until her heart remembers why she can't love him anymore.)’ This is a completed one shot.

It hurts in the best way possible! that is the best way to describe this fic. Were taken on a journey where I personally wanted rina to just talk to each other in person but the magic was all in the voicemails and the power of their connection. There was a satisfying ending, I couldn't ask for more. If you haven’t read literally everything written by Katie go read it, it won't disappoint.

but everywhere just brings me back to you by ptrprkrs

‘or, ricky is just a little in love with the voice of the girl at the starbucks drive-thru’ This is a completed one shot.

An amazing fic that hits every spot effortlessly, even the ones you didn’t know you had. Like Ricky being a lovesick puppy going to a drive-thru just to hear Gina’s voice for coffee, he doesn’t drink or like. All the while they’d been connected all along. I’m a sucker for any kind of soulmate implications or stories where people are unknowingly connected like that so this ones a real favorite for me. It’s sweet, lighthearted and funny and a great read.

About Love by goldenthread

‘a series of Interconnected one shots and canonical aus for Ricky and Gina <3.’ This is an incomplete multichapter fic.

Here's where I enter some shameless self-promo...I wrote this recently. It’s just some loosely connected one-shots I have of rina based on canon. I write about an alternate first meeting, what would've happened if Gina had to understudy Nini in a rehearsal and (for a future chapter) a babysitting au (for what happened when Gina actually told Ricky the truth, she was babysitting her neighbor's kid when she talked to him at the skatepark). Check it out if it sounds like your thing!

in your eyes by finelineholland

‘you always try to hide the pain, you always know just what to say. i always look the other way. i'm blind, i'm blind. in you eyes, you lie, but i don't let it define you.’ This is an incomplete multichapter fic.

There is something about Rina being written about from an outside perspective that is just so excellent. The story starting with Nini noting the obvious chemistry and their connection and being threatened by it, I don’t know it's just so pleasing to me. Another fic like that one of my favorites (one that I’m pretty sure I’ve suggested in my other rec list), pretend i don’t see it in your eyes by spobylol. Another absolutely excellent read that does not miss once. This story in contrast also writes from rina’s perspective as well which I also thought was well done.

right from the start I knew by anonymous

‘“Uh.” Ricky really didn’t think this far ahead. To be fair, it’s not like he’s ever thought ahead about anything ever in his life, so this is really to be expected. “We - forget about it? Maybe. Or like - I don’t know. I think I have to figure out how to be like - a person right now. By myself.”

“Same.” Gina says absently. “I’ve spent what feels like my whole life thinking about what other people think of me. It’d be nice to - to be able to try looking beyond that for a change.”

Post-Season 1. Ricky and Nini break up, but that doesn't mean things work out right away.’ This is a completed one shot.

The most iconic love confession I’ve read in a rina fic to date. it’s just so good, a certified rush every single time. The mutual pining hits spectacularly especially when you see just how soon it starts to hit Ricky that he’d made a mistake getting with Nini and him paying for that mistake. The writing only amplifies it. Also Ricky telling Gina he’s obsessed with her? yeah, I automatically added this fic to my list of faves.

If they only knew by goldenthread

‘Ricky Bowen never really bought into the whole soulmate thing (except he did) but life got in the way and now he's sort of pretending to date new (totally not intimidating) girl Gina Porter to win back the one and only Nini Salazar Roberts. Not a single thing could go wrong.

The one where Ricky and Gina aren't so good at the whole soulmate thing and they fake date.’ This is an incomplete multichapter fic.

More shameless self promo, sorry y’all but I’m super proud of this one. It’s a soulmate and fake dating au, combining two of my fave tropes into one to make this (surprisingly) long fic. It’s a whirlwind of emotions and a lot of moving parts in the story. I plan on updating within two months then after that there's three more chapters until its finished :) hope y’all enjoy it if you decide to give it a read!

you are the best thing & the worst thing (that’s happened to me this whole year) by tophsgf

‘Gina's roommate Nini is unbearable. What's more unbearable, however? Her very charismatic and totally off-limits sort-of boyfriend.’ This is a completed one shot.

An amazing fic, I need more people to know about it! I really like fics where the development between Ricky and Gina is gradual, which seems to be the case for a lot of fics but for this one in particular I like its execution. Obviously, at first, he’s with Nini so it’s like the dynamic is at a point of comparison from the start but we quickly learn that thanks to good ole mutual understanding and overall compatibility Ricky and Gina are just right for each other. A fun read that hits all the bases.

#rina #ricky x gina #ricky bowen #gina porter #hsm #hsmtmts #high school musical #high school musical the musical the series #nini salazar roberts #rini #rina fanfic #rina fanfiction #rina fics #gina x ricky #disneyplus #disney

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randomestfandoms-ocs · 3 years ago

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HSMTMTS OC Masterlist

Name: Addy Matthew-Smith

Story: Untitled

Face Claim: Savannah Lee May

Name: Angie Madison

Story: Untitled

Face Claim: Kristine Froseth

Love Interest: EJ Caswell

Name: Dylan Efron

Story: The Start Of Something New

Face Claim: Sabrina Carpenter

Love Interest: EJ Caswell

Read it on AO3 HERE | FFnet HERE | Wattpad HERE

Dylan Efron was no stranger to starting over; and definitely no stranger to High School Musical. With a mom who had never moved on from her time as an extra in the original movie, it was basically in her blood. So when her mom decides to direct High School Musical at the East High, Dylan packs up her life and goes back to where her love of theatre first began. She wishes she could open up to the rest of the team, tell them the truth, really be a part of the cast, but she knows that isn’t an option. Still, once a wildcat, always a wildcat, and she’ll do whatever it takes to make it work.

Name: Lana Evans

Story: All The World’s A Stage

Face Claim: Meg Donnelly

High School Musical was Lana Evans’ life. Ever since she was a toddler, playing Sharpay Evans had been her dream. It was why she had gone into musical theatre in the first place; why she had spent more than a decade in singing, acting, and dancing lessons; why she had insisted on going to East High; it was why she got out of bed every morning. So when the new drama teacher announced that they would finally be doing a production of High School Musical: The Musical, Lana knows she has to audition. But with a cast that was more focused on their own drama than their show, Lana might have to discover life outside of High School Musical.

Name: Liana Rain Caswell

Story: Untitled

Face Claim: Katie Douglas

Name: Lucy Salazar-Roberts

Story: I Want It All

Face Claim: Dove Cameron

Carol and Dana had long since decided that they wanted to have children at the same time. They wanted to go through pregnancy together; they wanted to raise their children as twins, even if they had different biological mothers. And Nini and Lucy had definitely grown up as twins, for better and for worse. The girls had been inseparable as children, doing all of the same activities and liking all of the same things. But their shared interests had to backfire eventually, and that came the first time that Nini got a role as a fork in Beauty And The Beast, while Lucy didn’t even make the chorus.

They tried not to let theatre create a divide between them, but it was already too late. Lucy loved her sister and wanted to support her, but after years of being in Nini’s shadow, she was determined to get her share of the spotlight for once. And when the new drama teacher announces their production of High School Musical: The Musical, she knows she has to audition.

Name: Rosie Bowen

Story: Stick To The Status Quo

Face Claim: Ruby Jay

Rosie Bowen wasn’t a performer. God no. Dancing was done alone in her bedroom; singing was for her showerhead only; and acting… acting was for convincing everyone around her that she wasn’t falling apart. But performing? No thank you. But Rosie Bowen was the best stage manager East High had ever seen, and she took pride in that. And she wouldn’t let anything get in the way of that; not even her twin brother’s desperate attempts to win back his ex-girlfriend.

Name: Taylor Bridges

Story: Fearless

Face Claim: Dianna Agron

Love Interest: EJ Caswell

#hsmtmts oc #masterlist

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Looking back on all robert relationships well his serious ones, it seems he self destructs and cheats when they relationship comes real and serious, i mean Katie people think he got bored once he got her but it might been the case of because it was his first real relationship and it scared him because it become serious, I think he also gets scared of deep feelings re Katie and Aaron, i never convinced he had deep feelings for Chrissie tbh and main attraction was the money etc as robert pretty much saying he might of considered marrying rebecca if she had access to lawrences money, i think it possible he probably had both chrissie and rebecca on the go/overlapped but ultimately went for chrissie because she was one with access to the accounts, i think he might even considered lawrence if he been attracted to him/ if he been a woman. it also seems he panics and proposes when he begins to self destruct the relationships e.g chrissie it seemed he already cheating on her with rebecca and then course aaron afterwards, it also seems mistrust drives him to other peoples arms e.g Chrissie and aaron both distrust/worry he will cheat. katie he proposed to her when he began an affair with sadie. aaron again proposed when rebecca turned up (i still question if the was case robert was fighting an attraction to her or not) also think it the mistrust and maybe fed up of aaron trying to change him so much because his insecurities and maybe was scared after he thought he might lose aaron and course aaron going to prison all was the beginning of robert self destructing his relationship again?

I can’t say much about the pre-Aaron Katie stuff since I haven’t seen any of it, but regarding Chrissie it’s pretty much canon that he never had feelings for her. he says and shows in different ways on many occasions that he never loved her, he just wanted the Whites’ money. and I believe it when he mentions at some point that he would have chosen Rebecca if she was first in line to inherit, because at least they had some actual chemistry. but he didn’t love Rebecca either and so all that mattered was to marry the one who would get the money and the estate. iirc it’s confirmed that he did sleep with Rebecca and Chrissie at the same time before he chose Chrissie, but at some point stopped sleeping with Rebecca. I don’t remember if it’s stated that she left due to struggling with seeing Chrissie and Rob together, or if he stopped sleeping with Becca just to not risk fucking up the relationship and losing the chance to the Whites’ wealth. going to hide the rest, wall of text ahead:

I don’t know when he proposed to Chrissie, but again, it’s pretty canon that it was just to get his hands on the money, so I’d guess that he proposed as soon as he could without it seeming suspicious. and I think his proposal to Aaron was very much just because he wanted to; but the drama with Rebecca made him even more motivated to prove his love. also I think that cheating on Chrissie with Rebecca and with Aaron was very different; he started sleeping with Rebecca and Chrissie pretty much at the same time as far as I understand, soon after Lawrence had introduced them, and later chose Chrissie for greedy reasons. but he actually fell for Aaron. it doesn’t excuse the cheating, but it can’t really be compared. it’s like that exchange goes, something like; Aaron: “you had Chrissie and Rebecca at the same time! and then you came looking for me!” and Rob: “I didn’t come looking for you, I met you. and you changed everything.” and yeah I do think that Rob was attracted to Rebecca. imo there is something between them that wasn’t there between Chrissie and Rob. and you can tell that Rob and Rebecca have history or at least are attracted to each other during their first scene alone together, it’s flirty af. however when he does cheat with her, it’s just to get revenge on Aaron. because that’s what Rob does. Aaron turns guilt and anger partly back on himself, Rob lashes out at other people. and at that point he is pissed off with Aaron for so many reasons and his revenge is to do what will hurt Aaron the most, i.e. cheat with Rebecca. if Aaron had felt threatened by someone else, that’s who Rob would have tried to cheat with. a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy in a way. it was just about being vengeful and getting back at Aaron and fuck the consequences. but I also do believe that Rob truly felt guilty about it, and that it was the first time he’d felt guilty about cheating on anyone. I believe him when he says “I lied to Chrissie hundreds of times. I never felt it once. but when I lie to you it rips my heart out.” Aaron is Rob’s exception. even when he does the same thing to Aaron that he has done to others, his motivation is very different. he just didn’t care that he cheated on Chrissie. he cheats on Aaron because he cares so much that he can’t deal with the hurt and anger and wants to hurt Aaron back. because he is fucked up and it’s how he operates. so no, I don’t think it was about getting scared and subconsciously wanting to ruin things. it was just petty revenge. revenge is Rob’s thing. again it’s no excuse, but I don’t think he would have cheated if Aaron hadn’t taken the drugs or given him the cold shoulder when he visited the prison; and Aaron believes so too which is why he is able to forgive Rob after finding out about it.

#asks #robert sugden #aaron dingle #emmerdale discussion

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i-know-my-value-darling · 5 years ago

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Supernatural stars reflect on the show's undying legacy

Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, and Misha Collins discuss 15 years of fantasy, family, and flannel.

"We only get one shot at this." Sam and Dean Winchester are surrounded. The monster-hunting brothers are standing on the edge of a cliff. They look to Castiel, their brother in arms — or is it wings? — but even he can’t help. One move in the wrong direction could ruin everything. After years of fighting demons, going toe-to- toe with Satan himself, and saving the world multiple times, they once again find themselves in a position of having to perform under pressure. But this situation is unlike anything they’ve ever dealt with before. All eyes are on them as they have one shot…at getting the perfect picture.

It’s a dry, hot August day in Malibu — when people were still allowed to gather outside — as Supernatural stars Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, and Misha Collins prepare for the last setup of their final Entertainment Weekly cover shoot. With a bottle of champagne in each of their hands, Ackles once again reminds them they get “one shot” to do this right. But if their characters can shoulder the weight of the world, surely these three can handle a photo. Read the whole story below

The champagne soaking is meant to be a celebration of 15 years, of making television history. Supernatural, the story of two brothers destined to save the world, is the longest-running genre show in the history of American broadcast television. (So old, the first three seasons shot on this thing called film.) What started as an underdog story, living its first few years on the verge of cancellation, has become an institution, a milestone to which other shows aspire. Supernatural not only survived the move from The WB to The CW after its first season — it’s now the final WB show left standing — but became the backbone of the now highly successful CW network. Over the years, the sci-fi series has aired on every weeknight, helping to launch shows including Arrow and The Vampire Diaries. The network moved it one final time, most recently, to Mondays, to help Roswell, New Mexico expand its audience. “Supernatural is a major link to many of the shows that we have successfully built to market,” The CW’s chairman and CEO Mark Pedowitz says. “Almost every one of our shows has had it as a lead-out or a lead-in.”

And to think, it all started as a promise to bring horror to television. After Supernatural creator Eric Kripke had finished working with Warner Bros. on 2003’s Tarzan series, he pitched the idea of a reporter who travels around hunting urban legends. As he puts it, it was a Kolchak: The Night Stalker rip-off. But when he realized the story would benefit from having brothers at its core, he started writing. “At the time, The Ring and The Grudge were huge hits in theaters,” Kripke remembers. “We said, ‘We’re going to take that experience and we’re going to put it on TV,’ and the initial goal was to be scary.” After Warner Bros. passed on his first, what he calls “uptight,” draft, Kripke had to reassess the kind of show he was creating. “I canceled all my Christmas plans and wrote that second draft in three weeks,” he says. “That was when the show got its sense of humor, because I was locked alone, over winter break, in my office. I couldn’t do anything fun, so I started entertaining myself.”

The show was still scary, but it was also funny and, over the years, would continue to evolve. Sure, you could say it’s a little bit X-Files — in its early days, the show often used the line “The X-Files meets Route 66” — and there were definite Star Wars influences (Sam and Dean were originally based on Luke Skywalker and Han Solo). But no combination of pop culture is going to perfectly describe Supernatural because the show has managed to do something remarkably rare in the age of peak TV, where audiences are so overwhelmed with content that an original idea seems foreign: It’s created a truly one-of- a-kind experience.

For starters, it’s a show about two flannel-wearing, beer-loving, blue-collar dudes from Kansas who for a good chunk of their lives traveled from cheap motel to cheap motel, paying for gas and greasy diner food with a mix of fake credit cards and money they earned scamming people at the pool table. “Almost all television is about rich people or, at the very least, middle-class people,” co-showrunner Andrew Dabb says. “The fact that we’ve been able to take this Midwestern blue-collar approach to this genre feels like we’re breaking the mold.”

But the mold-breaking didn’t stop there. Supernatural might’ve started out as a horror show with some snarky one-liners, but it evolved into some of the boldest, most experimental (and certainly strangest) stories on the small screen. “We’re a show of big swings,” co-showrunner Robert Singer says. “I used to say, with every idea, ‘This will be a home run or they’ll cancel us,’ but every year we wanted to do something really nuts." And when he says nuts, we’re not just talking about the episode with the talking teddy bear or the murderer targeting imaginary friends. Those are just some standard monsters of the week. We’re talking about the black-and-white episode shot like a classic Hollywood monster movie, or the episode that introduced Chuck (Rob Benedict), a prophet — who’d later reveal himself to be God — who was famous for writing a book series called Supernatural. That, of course, led to Sam and Dean attending a Supernatural fan convention as the show continued to redefine what it meant to inject a series with meta humor. And the swings never stopped. Season 13 featured a Scooby-Doo crossover as an animated Sam, Dean, and Castiel solved a case alongside the Mystery Inc. gang. And in season 14, after giving God a sister a few years prior, the show made the Big Man Himself its final villain. “I don’t think any idea, barring some production concerns, has been viewed as too crazy,” Dabb says. “Because we know that our fans are smart and that they’ll follow these guys anywhere.”

So long as each episode features Sam and Dean — and the occasional heartfelt talk on the hood of the Impala — the show can do just about anything, which is another reason Kripke had to rewrite his first draft of the pilot. Originally, Dean was the only brother who knew about monsters growing up, bringing Sam up to speed later in life. It wasn’t until Kripke figured out that they needed to be in this together that the series snapped into place. Because at the end of it all, they’re two brothers bonded by the loss of their mother and a life spent on the road with an absentee father. (It just so happens that their mother was killed by a demon and their father hunted them.) The familial dynamic — the irrational codependency, as the angel Zachariah (Kurt Fuller) once called it — is the most important part of the show. “The first inkling I had that we had something special was shooting the pilot,” Kripke says. “It was the scene on the bridge when Sam and Dean talk about their mother. It was the first time that you really saw their chemistry and their connection as brothers on full display. Because I’ve always said this show begins and ends with whether you believe that sibling relationship.” But Sam and Dean weren’t just the center of the show. For many years, they were the show.

Supernatural has never been an ensemble drama. For the first 82 hours of the series, Ackles and Padalecki were the only long-running series regulars — Katie Cassidy and Lauren Cohan briefly joined for season 3, appearing in 12 episodes combined. But Sam and Dean weren’t just in every episode; they anchored every episode. (They skipped table reads because there would’ve been only two actors there.) “I had many moments of not only questioning, ‘Can I keep this up?’ but an answer of ‘I cannot keep this up,’ ” Padalecki, 37, who’s been vocal about his struggle in the early seasons, says. “I borrowed strength from Jensen.” But even Ackles, 42, admits it was a tough job. “The 23-episode seasons were nine and a half months of filming,” he adds. “It was a lot of work, but I always came back to: I still enjoy it, I still like telling the story, I still like these characters and the people I work with.”

Not only did the guys stick around, they built a reputation of having created one of the warmest sets in the business, with a number of crew members staying with the production all 15 seasons. It all dates back to a talk Kripke had with his stars during the filming of the series’ second episode. “I said, ‘The show is about your two characters, and with that comes this responsibility,’ ” Kripke says. Padalecki remembers the exact setting of what he calls their “Good Will Hunting moment,” a bench in Stanley Park in Vancouver, where they film. It was a chat both actors took to heart. “We’d both been on other sets,” Ackles says. “We knew we wanted to enjoy it, to have fun with our crew; we wanted them to like us and us to like them and to have fun doing what we do.” It’s an attitude Pedowitz hopes bleeds into other CW shows, an attitude that launched an annual tradition where the CW chairman/CEO takes his new casts out to dinner with the Supernatural guys, a chance for the vets to share advice. “It’s always the most flattering situation,” Padalecki says, recalling a moment he had a few years back with the late Luke Perry, who was a part of the Riverdale cast. “Luke was sitting next to me and he was like, ‘What y’all have done and what we hear about you guys, it’s really cool to be associated with y’all in some way, shape, or form,’” he recalls. “And I’m sitting there pinching myself.”

It’s a behind-the-scenes legacy that’s perhaps just as impressive, if not more so, than the onscreen legacy. Collins, 45, who started as a guest star and the show’s first angel in season 4, has become the show’s third-longest-running series regular, and he still remembers walking onto set his first day. “When you’re coming onto a show as a guest star, it can be a little bit nerve-racking,” Collins says. “Coming to this set, it was an immediately different vibe. Think- ing about working on other shows in the future, that’s something that I aspire to bring with me.”

A similar reputation extends to the fans as well. Not only is the #SPNFamily one of the most dedicated fandoms out there, it’s also known to be a pretty nice one. (Not many fandoms can say they’ve helped launch a crisis support network for their fellow fans.) But their dedication isn’t just about seeing what crazy twist God throws at Team Free Will next. Thanks to fan conventions and social media, the viewers are just as invested in the lives of the actors. Supernatural’s not just about the words on the page, it’s about the actors saying them. “When you’re dealing with the public taste, there’s an alchemy of great writing, a great idea, and the close-up that’s required,” Peter Roth, chairman of Warner Bros. Television Group, says. “You need stars who you want in your living room.” And you need stars who want to be in your living room, and who, even after 15 years, care so deeply that they get emotional while taking photos in Malibu.

"It's going to be a long eight months," Ackles declares. Standing on that same ledge, an hour before the champagne shot, Ackles, Padalecki, and Collins walk away from a group hug after unexpectedly starting to tear up. It might be the setting — looking out over the ocean — or the occasion: their last-ever photo shoot. Or maybe it’s the fact that they’re almost a month into filming their final season.

It had been a question posed to the stars for years: How long will this show continue? How long can it continue? “Even my mom and dad were like, ‘When are you going to be done with this?’” Ackles says with a laugh. It was a decision the network and studio had ultimately put into the actors’ hands, and it was a conversation they’d been having for a while. Back in 2016, Padalecki told EW, “If we don’t make it to [episode] 300, I think Ackles and I will both be truly bummed.” But in season 14, they hit 300…and then kept going. While filming episode 307, they announced the upcoming 15th season would be the end, which will bring them to a total of 327 episodes when all is said and done. “[Jared] and I were always married to the fact that we never wanted to go out with a diet version of what we had,” Ackles says. “We wanted to have enough gas left in the tank to get us racing across the finish line. We didn’t want to limp across.” Padalecki remembers the moment it hit him — not the decision to end it, but rather the opposite. “We had that moment where he and I both realized that we didn’t want it to end,” he says. “It finally got to a point, ironically, where it was like, ‘I never want to leave this. I could do this until the day I die, and then if I get the choice when I’m dead, I’ll re-up!’ But you never want to be the last person at a party. We just knew. That’s not to say there haven’t been vacillations, but we all trust the decision that was made.”

Starting in July 2019, the cast and crew returned to Vancouver to begin filming the final season, but in March 2020, with two episodes left to go, they were sent home. For years, fans had wondered what, if anything, could stop the Winchesters, and now it seems we have the answer: a global pandemic. As sets closed amid social-distancing measures due to the spread of COVID-19, it didn’t take long for fans to start connecting the dots, sharing relevant GIFs from episodes that featured viruses, most notably Chuck telling Dean to hoard toilet paper “like it’s made of gold” before the end of the world in season 5’s “The End.” (Did we mention that Supernatural is also kind of psychic? In a season 6 episode, Dean calls Sam “Walker, Texas Ranger,” which just so happens to be the role Padalecki has lined up after this ends.)

When production paused, it all felt a little like we were living in an episode of the show, just waiting for Sam and Dean to drive up in Baby, open those creaky doors, and save us. They might not be able to do quite that, but the thing with the Winchesters is that they never stay down for long. When Supernatural is able to safely resume production, it will. And though there are only two episodes left to film, fans will enjoy a total of seven unseen hours, including the return of Charlie (Felicia Day) and a mystery woman who visits the bunker and, for some reason, gives Sam and Dean all the holidays they never got to celebrate. “She makes Christmas for them and Thanksgiving, birthday parties, and all that. It’s a very good episode,” Singer says, adding, “I don’t know when it’s going to air.”

That’s the thing—no one knows, not even the guys who took out Yellow Eyes, stopped Leviathans, defeated Death himself, and are supposedly destined to be the messengers of God’s destruction. But Sam and Dean do know the value of a good plan B. “Obviously it’s a horribly unfortunate situation we’re in, but the silver lining is that it gives us an opportunity to recharge,” Ackles says. “We had just finished episode 18, we shot one day of episode 19, and I was reading these two monster scripts thinking, ‘It’s like we’re at the end of a marathon and they want us to sprint for the last two miles.’ I feel like this almost gives us an opportunity to refocus and go into the last two episodes and hit them with everything we got.” Because when they do return to set, shave their quarantine beards, and step back into Sam and Dean’s shoes for the last time, they’ll have one shot at ending this thing…and they’re determined not to miss.

Photos: Peggy Sirota for EW

https://ew.com/tv/supernatural-stars-cover-ew-to-reflect-on-the-shows-undying-legacy/

#supernatural #jensen ackles #jared padalecki #misha collins #last season #season 15 #entertainment weekly #cover story #dean winchester #sam winchester #castiel #full post #SPN #spn family #new photo #new photos

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